The Medicine Buddha associated with healing and depicted holding a myrobalan fruit is Bhaisajyaguru. His formal Sanskrit name, Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūryaprabharāja, means “Medicine Master and King of Lapis Lazuli Light.”
In Mahayana Buddhism, Bhaisajyaguru is understood as a Buddha who cures suffering through the medicine of the Dharma. He is usually shown in monastic robes, often with blue or deep-green coloring. His left hand commonly holds a jar of medicinal nectar, while his right hand holds the stem of an aruna fruit, identified with the myrobalan.
The image is not merely a portrait of a physician deity. The medicine symbolizes teachings that address ignorance, craving, and other causes of suffering. In East Asian Buddhism, he is known as Yaoshi Fo in Chinese and Yakushi Nyorai in Japanese, where devotion to him became especially prominent.
Bhaisajyaguru is sometimes confused with other major Buddhas such as Shakyamuni or Amitabha. Those figures have different roles: Shakyamuni is the historical Buddha, while Amitabha presides over the Western Pure Land. The healing attribute specifically points to Bhaisajyaguru.