title: [Similarities between Indian Hindu god Dhanvantari and Yakushi Buddha (Buddha of healing)].
abstract: The authors compared statues and figures of Buddha of Healing (Yakushi Buddha) with those of Dhanvantari god and Varuna god in India. Statues and figures of Ayurvedic God, Dhanvantari, are respected by Indian medical doctors, pharmacists and patients. Dhanvantari has the medicinal pot containing the rejuvenating nectar (Amrta). Therefore, it is most probably the case that the Yakushi Buddha in Japan originated from the Dhanvantari God in Ayurveda.
authors: Defence Colony, New Delhi, 110024, India.
authors: Yohko
authors: Y
authors: Natsume
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Okuda
mesh_terms: D002016:Buddhism; D018596:Hinduism; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D012068:Religion and Medicine