Seated Buddha figure with a circular hold at the navel and an ex-voto
inscrition in kharoshthi beneath,recording that it was the gift of
one Budhamitra, who delighted in the law (dharma).The hole at the
navel was intended for a suppliant to place his finger in when offering
prayers against certain bodily ailments.
The healing Buddha is widely worshiped in Myanmar Tibet,china and japan.
According to popular belife in those countries, some illnesses are
effectively cured by merely touching his image or calling out his name.
Discovery of the image of healing Buddha at jaulian indicates that the
cult was originated from Gandhara around 3th-4th century or may be
eather and afterward it spread over the whole Buddhist World.
