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Mantra no. 7 (posted 04/2007, updated 03/2008)
Mantra of the Medicine Master Vaiḍūrya-Light King Tathāgata
藥師灌頂真言
namo bhagavate bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rājāya | tathāgatāya-arhate samyak-saṁbuddhāya | tad-yathā oṁ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajya-samudgate svāhā* ||
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*This mantra is based on the Sūtra of the Original Vows of Seven Medicine Buddhas, Text no. 364 in the Chinese Canon. The popular Tibetan version differs in its third phrase, which is given below for your comparison.
tad-yathā oṁ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye mahā-bhaiṣajye rāja samudgate svāhā ||
Tibetan Buddhists and Chinese Buddhists have been reciting their respective versions of this mantra for centuries. Their testimonies provide evidence for the power of this mantra in either version.