Medicine Buddha Shrine Hall, Penang

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Medicine Buddha Shrine Hall (map) is a five-storey community hall being built by the Persatuan Kebajikan Pu Ai Komuniti. It is located at Lintang Macallum Satu off Macallum Street Ghaut, Penang. It will house the Pu Ai Community Service Centre.

Medicine Buddha Shrine Hall (19 January 2011)
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The Medicine Buddha, also called the buddha of healing and medicine, is the Bhaisajyaguru in Mahayana Buddhism. The Chinese for the Medicine Buddha is 藥師佛 while in Sanskrit, it is भैषज्यगुरु. The Medicine Buddha is usually depicted in a seated position.

The Medicine Buddha features prominently in Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. In Chinese Buddhism, he is one of a trinity of Buddhas, along with Sakyamuni (which is known also as Gautama Buddha) and Amitabha, the celestial buddha of Mahayana Buddhism. In Japanese he is known as Yakushi (薬師), and is featured in many of the older temples of Kyoto and Nara.

Visiting the Medicine Buddha Shrine Hall

The Medicine Buddha Shrine Hall is located at Lintang Macallum Satu. From the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, turn in to Macallum Street Ghaut, then continue to the second intersection on your right to enter Lintang Macallum Satu.

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