Bhaiṣajyaguru Hall

Bhaiṣajyaguru Hall
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese殿
Simplified Chinese殿
Literal meaningHall of Bhaisajyaguru
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYàoshī Diàn
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetDược Sư Điện
Chữ Hán殿
Korean name
Hangul약사전
Hanja藥師殿
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationYaksajeon
McCune–ReischauerYaksajŏn
Japanese name
Kanji
Transcriptions
RomanizationYakushi-dō

The Bhaisajyaguru Hall is a hall which enshrines Bhaisajyaguru that can be found in certain East Asian Buddhist temples. As a spiritual center for healing and well-being, it typically features statues or icons of the Bhaisajyaguru flanked by his two attendants, the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Chandraprabha, collectively termed the "Three Saints of the East." The hall serves as a place for rituals, prayers, and practices aimed at overcoming physical ailments, mental suffering, and karmic obstacles. The Bhaisajyaguru Hall is called Yaoshi-dian (药师殿; 藥師殿; Yàoshī Diàn) in China, Yakushi-dō (薬師堂) in Japan, Yaksa-jeon (약사전) in Korea, and Dược Sư Điện in Vietnam.