Discover the Medicine Buddha: colours, map, glossary, timeline
Four ways into the subject, for beginners: what the works are made of, where to see them, the words to understand them and the main dates in their history.
Colours, materials and stylesLapis lazuli, gold, bronze, wood, cotton: the materials, then the regional styles compared.Open →
Map and museumsA world map of places and shops, and 45 museums and temples with the work to look for.Open →
GlossaryThirty-one words for beginners, each with a small image: names, signs, objects, texts.Open →
TimelineForty-four dates from the 4th century to today, explained in plain words.Open →
Texts by Lapis, checked on 17 October 2026. Historical and cultural content.