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China
In China he is called Yaoshi Fo. The Dunhuang caves show him from the Tang dynasty on; workshops make him in bronze, wood and painting.
By type of object
Selected pieces
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Illustrative image: see the real photo on the shop’s websiteWikimedia Commons · PD
Illustrative image: see the real photo on the shop’s websiteWikimedia Commons · PDOther traditions
Monasteries and museums
- 琉璃世界藥師壇城 Liuli World瑞穗 Ruisui (花蓮 Hualien)
- 莫高窟第220窟 Mogao, grotte 220 (Dunhuang)敦煌 Dunhuang
- 北京药师寺 Yaoshi Temple, Beijing北京 Beijing (房山 Fangshan)
- 榆林窟 Yulin, grottes 19 et 25 (Guazhou)瓜州 Guazhou
- 故宫博物院 Palace Museum — 药师如来像页 (Dunhuang)北京 Beijing
- 國立故宮博物院 National Palace Museum — 張若靄臨文徵明藥師經台北 Taipei
- 湛山寺 Tsam Shan Monastery, 藥師寶殿清水灣 Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
- 西方寺 Western Monastery, 萬佛寶塔 藥師殿荃灣 Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Festivals and rituals
Medicine Buddha festival (药师佛圣诞), 30th day of the 9th lunar month30th of the 9th lunar month (8 November 2026)