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Meaning & Translation
Transliteration
Teyata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha Bekanze Radza Samudgate Soha
Deity / Quality Invoked
Medicine Buddha
Pronunciation
tay-AH-tah OHM bay-KAHN-zay bay-KAHN-zay MAH-hah bay-KAHN-zay RAHD-zah sah-mood-GAH-tay SOH-hah
Full Translation
The healing mantra of the Medicine Buddha (Bhaishajyaguru), the blue-hued Buddha of medicine and healing. Chanted in its short Tibetan-pronounced form, it is a prayer to dispel the pain of illness — both physical sickness and the deeper "illness" of spiritual ignorance — and is used in Tibetan Buddhist practice for the sick, the dying, and for blessing medicine and water.
Spiritual Significance
In the Tibetan tradition, healing is understood to work on body, mind, and spirit together. The Medicine Buddha mantra is recited to relieve suffering in oneself and others, to bless remedies, and to cultivate the compassionate wish that all beings be free of pain. It is often offered on behalf of those who are ill.
Cultural Context & History
The mantra exists in a long form (with the Medicine Buddha's full titles) and the short form chanted here. "Bekanze" is the Tibetan pronunciation of the Sanskrit "bhaishajye" (medicine/healing). It is widely chanted in Tibetan, Himalayan, and Western Buddhist communities for healing and well-being.