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muckefuck ([personal profile] muckefuck) wrote2009-04-14 01:33 pm

Title of the Day

Bhagavato-bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍūryaprabhasya-pūrvapraṇidhānaviśeṣavistāra.
(Yes, I'm cataloging Buddhist scriptures today. How could you tell?)

[identity profile] donncha22.livejournal.com 2009-04-15 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, lapis lazuli is a better translation than "cat's-eye-gem", despite what the dictionaries say. The color of the Medicine Buddha is a deep, rich, midnight blue.