Buddhist Thangka "Medicine Buddha (Menla)", Traditional Tibetan painting — 43 x 58 cm

This real painted thangka (tib.: ཐང་ཀ་) of Medicine Buddha also known as Bhaiṣajyaguru or Menlha (tib. sman lha) was painted by old Tibetan family living in Kathmandu.

Bhaiṣajyaguru or Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja, what literally means "King of Medicine Master and Lapis Lazuli Light", is the Buddha of healing and medicine in Mahāyāna Buddhism. Commonly named as "Medicine Buddha". He is described as a doctor who cures all the sufferings using the medicine of his teachings.

IMPORTANT!!! THIS IS REAL PAINTING, NOT PRINT!!!

Unlike most cheap (and sometimes not so) thangkas sold for the tourists in the shops of Thamel, this painting is made in accordance with all religious canons. So, you can be sure - all the proportions and colors are correct.