The Seventh Medicine Buddha – Vimalarathnasamkusumitābhijña Rājā Tathāgata

“The Tathāgata King of Pristine Jewel Blossoms and Transcendental Wisdom”

1. Introduction

The Seventh Medicine Buddha stands as the culmination of the sacred retinue known as the Sapta Bhaiṣajya Tathāgatāḥ — the Seven Medicine Buddhas in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna traditions. His role is exalted and comprehensive, encompassing purity of mind, perfect insight, and the elimination of obscurations.

2. Name and Meaning

Language	Name	Translation / Significance
Sanskrit	Vimalaratnasamkusumitābhijña Rājā Tathāgata	The Tathāgata King of Pristine, Jewel-Blooming Wisdom
Tibetan	དཀར་རིགས་འོད་ཟེར་མཛེས་མཆོག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ (Kar Rig Özer Dze Chok Gyalpo)	Radiant King of the Sublime Pure Lineage and Wisdom
Chinese	无垢宝华慧德如来 (Wúgòu Bǎo Huá Huìdé Rúlái)	Tathāgata of Unsullied Jewel-Blossoms and Wisdom Virtue
English	King of Immaculate Jewel-Bloomed Transcendental Wisdom	Purifier of karmic stains and ignorance

3. Iconography and Symbolism

Body Color: Radiant crystal-clear white or luminous blue-white light
Mudrā: Dharmachakra Mudrā (Gesture of Turning the Wheel of Dharma)
Sacred Object: Jewel-lotus throne, wish-fulfilling gem, or mirror of wisdom
Aura: Blazing with lotus-like rays of transcendental cognition

4. Realm of Healing and Enlightenment

The Seventh Buddha focuses on the eradication of mental obscurations, karmic pollution, and spiritual blindness.

Domain	Description
Mental Obscuration	Dispels ignorance, confusion, wrong views
Spiritual Impurity	Purifies past life karma and spiritual pollution
Lack of Insight	Opens the gates of direct wisdom and higher realization
Bodhisattva Maturation	Ripens the five wisdoms and ten perfections
Delusions and Attachments	Cuts through subtle clinging and misperception

5. Associated Mantra

OM NAMO BHAGAVATE VIMALARATNASAMKUSUMITĀBHIJÑA RĀJĀYA TATHĀGATĀYA ARHATE SAMYAKSAMBUDDHĀYA SVAHĀ

🔹 Translation:
“Homage to the Blessed One, the Tathāgata King of Immaculate Jewel-Blossoming Wisdom, the Arhat, the Fully Enlightened One — So Be It.”

6. Spiritual Benefits

Practice Context	Blessing from the 7th Medicine Buddha
Samādhi and advanced meditation	Strengthens clarity and unwavering concentration
Karmic purification rituals	Accelerates clearing of deep mental and karmic stains
Insight meditation	Opens the door to direct realization and non-conceptual mind
Mental health and confusion	Restores harmony, dissolves delusions
Preparation for death / rebirth	Guides consciousness toward pure realms

7. His Spiritual Vows

The Seventh Medicine Buddha vows to:

Liberate beings from the shackles of ignorance and dualistic grasping,
Unveil their innate pristine wisdom,
Guide advanced practitioners through final stages of realization,
And help beings die with clarity, avoiding lower rebirths.

He is a master guide for yogis, meditators, scholars, and all beings seeking the highest wisdom.

8. Comparison with the Other Six Buddhas

Buddha #	Name	Primary Healing Domain
1	Bhaiṣajyaguru	Physical illness and suffering
2	Candana-prabhāsa	Harmony and karmic healing
3	Sālisikhin	Inner clarity and destruction of desires
4	Aśokottamasrī	Eradication of sorrow
5	Suvarṇabhadra-prabhāsa	Moral purification and fearlessness
6	Suvarṇaratnasamkusumita Tējasvī	Material wealth and karmic abundance
7	Vimalaratnasamkusumitābhijña Rājā	Pure wisdom, transcendental cognition

The Seventh completes the sacred cycle — preparing beings not just for health and wealth, but for enlightenment itself.

9. Visualization and Devotion Practices

Advanced practitioners are encouraged to:

Visualize this Buddha seated on a brilliant jewel-lotus, radiating immaculate light
Recite the long mantra or his root mantra
Meditate on the five wisdoms: mirror-like, discriminating, equanimity, all-accomplishing, and Dharmadhātu
Contemplate on the purity of all phenomena

10. Summary

The Seventh Medicine Buddha, Vimalaratnasamkusumitābhijña Rājā Tathāgata, is the Crowning Jewel of Wisdom in the lineage of healing Buddhas. His blessings cut through illusion, reveal clarity, and elevate consciousness to its most sublime potential.

🌸 He heals not just the body, but the roots of delusion.
🌸 He illuminates the mind with the jewel-light of nonduality.
🌸 He brings beings to full awakening, unstained and serene.

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