Tako Yakushi Nyorai, literally the "Octopus Yakushi," is a form of Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha revered in Japanese Buddhism as a figure associated with healing and relief from illness. The name derives from a temple legend, commonly linked to Eifuku-ji in Kyoto, in which an octopus offering figures in a story of compassionate care for an ailing parent, and the image has since been venerated by those seeking relief from sickness, particularly eye ailments. As with other forms of Yakushi Nyorai, devotion to this figure reflects broader Buddhist traditions of prayer for health and well-being rather than any documented medical claim.