An 19th Century or earlier (much earlier) tsakli depicting in mineral pigments within blazing red aureole and standing upon a 'treasure casket' containing Terma which is draped with offering silks is a golden offering bowl filled with Myrobalan fruit as held by the Medicine Buddha. Myrobalan is held to be a preventative and curative panacea for all diseases and is known as the King of Medicines. It is a curative for the bone, muscle, blood vessels, skin, viscera, vital organs and heart. The Myrobalan tree has its origins in the ancient mythology of the 'churning of the oceans' wherein drops of amrita from the vase of Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods, was stolen and spilled by Vishnu's mount Garuda onto fields of kusha grass, where they propogated such medicinal plants as the Myrobalan and garlic.5 lines of Tibetan text including 1 red illumination and 1 extra syllable. 9.4x 13cm