Gilded copper plaque with repoussé work depicting the deity Bhaishajyaguru (or Sangye Menla) seated in dyanasana on a lotiform base, his left hand holding a medicine bottle while his right hand points to the earth in bhumi parsamudra. Nepal or Tibet, 19th century 29 x 21 cm Bhaishajyaguru or Medicine Buddha is one of the ancient mahāyāna Buddhas who became an emanation of Shakyamuni specializing in material and spiritual healing and protection against calamities.