In Sanskrit he is Bhaishajya.
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Yakushi-nyorai
Literally, 'the master of remedies'. One of the six Buddhas of meditation in Japan, and the Buddha of healing. He is much revered as the saviour who promised to cure all sickness and to obtain for mankind the remedies it needs.