药师佛《药师瑠璃光如来本愿功德经》为药师瑠璃光王佛,或药师琉璃光如来或消灾延寿药师佛、大医药王佛。
药师佛于过去久远劫修梵行,在电光如来住世时,曾发十二大愿,愿为众生解除疾苦,使具足诸根,身相端正,资具丰饶,离诸横难等,并导入解脱,而以愿满故而成佛,住净瑠璃世界,其国土庄严与西方极乐世界无有差别。
药师佛十二大愿:
1. 相好如我愿
2. 身光利他愿
3. 资生无尽愿
4. 安住菩提愿
5. 戒行清静愿
6. 诸根完具愿
7. 安康乐道愿
8. 转女成男愿
9. 改邪归正愿
10. 免难消灾愿
11. 得妙饮食愿
12. 得妙衣具愿
The Medicine Buddha of the "Bhaisajyaguru Vaidurya Prabhasa Tathagata Vows and Merit Sutra" is also known as the Medicine Lapiz Lazuli Light Buddha, Medicine Lapis Lazuli Light Tathagata, Medicine Buddha of Disaster Elimination and Longevity, and the Great Medicine King Buddha (Bhaiṣajyarāja).
During the time of the Lightning Buddha eons past, the Medicine Buddha took on Twelve Vows during his Brahmacharya practice. He aspires to cleanse suffering and sickness from all sentient beings, so that they can have all their faculties, a presentable body, abundant resources, and be free from all difficulties, etc. They can then be directed towards liberation, and through the perfection of their merits become a Buddha. They can then dwell in His pure world of Lapis Lazuli. The majesty of this Pure Land is no different from that of the Western Paradise.
Twelve Great Vows of Medicine Buddha:
1. Bestowing the physical form as perfect as mine
2. Radiance of the body to benefit all sentient beings
3. Granting whatever material resources needed by sentient beings
4. Directing sentient beings onto the Buddha-path
5. Granting of the purity of moral discipline
6. Restoring of bodily completeness
7. Granting health, safety, and joy in the Dharma
8. Granting a male body to a female
9. Forsaking heresy and returning to the truth
10. Eliminating difficulties and disasters
11. Granting excellent food and beverage
12. Granting fine clothing