The Medicine Buddha, or Bhaiśajyaguru, is as his name suggests connected with healing. His mantra exists in both long and short forms. In its long form it is:

namo bhagavate bhaiśajyaguru vaidūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā: oṃ bhaiśajye bhaiśajye bhaiśajya-samudgate svāhā.

The short form is:

(tadyathā:) oṃ bhaiśajye bhaiśajye mahābhaiśajye bhaiśajyarāje samudgate svāhā.

“Bhaisajya” means “curativeness” or “healing efficacy,” while “guru” means “teacher” or “master.” Thus he’s the “master of healing.” He’s also known as Bhaisajyaraja, “raja” meaning “king.”

The original mention of the First Doctor is found in a Mahayana sacred text called the Bhaisajyaguruvaiduryaprabharaja Sutra, or more frequently known as the Medicine Buddha Sutra.

Sanskrit manuscripts of this medicine sutra dating no later than the 7th century have been found in Afghanistan and Pakistan, both countries were once part of the Buddhist kingdom of Gandhara.

MANTRA

Tayatha om bekandze bekandze maha bekandze radza samudgate soha.

MANTRA MEANING

Tayata means gone beyond (beyond Nirvana and Samsara).

Om means jewel holder, auspicious, wish-fulfilling one.

Bhekandze Bhekandze means calling to the Medicine Buddha, twice.

Maha Bhekandze means Greatness of Medicine Buddha.

Randza Samungate means perfectly awakened or completely liberated.

Soha means dissolve in me.