Eight Lords of Physicians
The Eight Lords of Physicians (Tib. sman bla brgyad) aka Eight Sugatas who are Lords of Physicians (Tib. sman bla bde gshegs brgyad) aka Eight Sugata-Brothers who are Lords of Physicians (Tib. sman bla bde gshegs mched brgyad) aka Eight Brothers who are Lords of Physicians (Tib. sman bla mched brgyad) — a set of Eight ‘Medicine Buddhas’ appearing in the two Kriya Tantras, The Sūtra Describing in Full the Specific Previous Vows of the Seven Tathāgatas (D 503, Skt. sapta-tathāgata-pūrva-praṇi-dhāna-viśeṣa-vistāra-sūtra; Tib. phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa bdun gyi sngon gyi smon lam gyi khyad par rgyas pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo) and The Incantation of Vaiḍūrya-prabhā (D 505, Skt. tathāgata-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-nāma-balādhāna-samādhi-dhāraṇī; Tib. bai DUr+ya'i 'od gyi gzungs). They are:
- Shakyamuni (Skt. Śākyamuni; Tib. shAkya thub pa)
- Lord of Physicians, Radiant Lapis Lazuli King aka the 'Buddha of Medicine' (Skt. Bhaiṣajyaguru-Vaiḍūryaprabhārāja; Tib. sman gyi bla bai dū rya’i ’od kyi rgyal po)
- Dharma Ocean Higher Knowledge Displayed through Eminent Insight (Skt. Dharmasāgarāgramativikrīḍitābhijñārāja; Tib. chos rgya mtsho mchog gi blos rnam par rol bar mngon par mkhyen pa’i rgyal po)
- Dharma Expounding Melodious Ocean (Skt. Dharmakīrtisāgaraghoṣa; Tib. chos sgrags rgya mtsho’i dbyang)
- Sorrowless Eminent Splendour (Skt. Aśokottamaśrī; Tib. mya ngan med mchog dpal)
- Flawless Pure Gold, Jewel Light, Master of Courageous Conduct (Skt. Suvarṇabhadravimalaratnaprabhāsavrata; Tib. gser bzang dri med rin chen snang brtul zhugs pa)
- Jewel, Moon and Lotus Adorned King of Knowledge, Brilliance and Eloquence (Skt. Ratnacandrapadmapratimaṇḍitapaṇḍita; Tib. rin po che dang zla ba dang padmas rab tu brgyan pa mkhas pa gzi brjid sgra dbyangs kyi rgyal po)
- Renowned King of Splendour (Skt. Suparikīrtitanāmaśrīrāja; Tib. mtshan legs yongs grags dpal gyi rgyal po)