The following is advice that Lama Zopa Rinpoche originally composed for Land of Medicine Buddha , but Rinpoche would also like as many centers as possible to do these pujas and offerings.

"It is very important that the elaborate Medicine Buddha puja with extensive offerings be done regularly. The offering should be as extensive and as beautiful as possible, and done in order to benefit all FPMT.

Medicine Buddha puja is also something that can be done for people who are dying or who have already passed away, and also for individual success in all kind of activities. This Medicine Buddha practice is extremely powerful and beneficial especially when it is done with extensive offerings beautifully arranged.

It is always the case that there are many students that have no time or very little time to do practice, always too busy. Such people can be encouraged to make regular offerings from their wages for the Medicine Buddha puja, i.e. towards the extensive offerings. In this way they are able to create merit, and as they know it is happening regularly, from their home they can mentally make the offerings to the Guru Triple Gems. Even they can do the mental offerings in their car or the office. This is a very good way to help the center to develop and also help the individual's Dharma practice.

Traditionally wealthy Tibetan families would have a monk or a nun doing this in their home and taking care of a beautiful altar, and making beautiful offerings as the family had no time. They would offer at least one hundred waterbowls etc. The offerings can be beautiful and extensive, include flowers, etc. This is also very good if it can happen at many of our centers, where someone who has the time and energy can do puja and the offerings for those who have no time and energy, and they in turn can be supported in doing this.

It would be excellent if the extensive Medicine Buddha could be done every week, at least once a month. If sometimes the extensive one is too long, the short Wisdom booklet one can be done. Of course other people can come to the puja, as many people as possible. There is a Medicine Buddha sutra, which can be recited. It is unbelievable inspiring to read. It explains the benefits of the Medicine Buddha practice. If that was available, that could be read occasionally.