The Lost Cultural Relics. History Annotated Bibliography

Jing, Anning. "The Yuan Buddhist Mural of the Paradise of Bhaiṣajyaguru". Metropolitan Museum Journal Vol. 26 (1991): 147-166. doi: 10.2307/1512908.
Anning Jing presented the origins of the mural, the Paradise of Bhaisajyaguru, and why it has long been mistaken as the Assembly of Sakyamuni. She argued to clarify the subject of the mural by providing a detailed discussion of the religious figures and recurring themes in the painting in relation to teachings highlighted in Buddhist texts, as well as, specific comparison with Chinese Buddhist art found in the caves at Dunhuang. Jing also attempted to shed light on the Liao-Jin Buddhist art tradition with the discussion of stylistic relationship -- in terms of color, spatial structure, figure style, inscriptions and decorative motifs, between the murals retrieved from the same area during the same period.
McIntire, Jennifer N., and Dr. Steven Zucker. "Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo)". Smart History. Smarthistory.org. Accessed November 28, 2019. https://smarthistory.org/buddha-of-medicine-bhaishajyaguru-yaoshi-fo/.
Dr. Jennifer McIntire and Dr. Steven Zucker provided a brief historical discussion of where and how the painting was discovered, along with its journey from the Shanxi Province to New York. McIntire asserted that the painting was a "well-developed representation" of Buddhism in China and an artistic portrayal of the influence of political transformation as evidenced by painting styles associated with Himalayan art. The dialogue also delved into the finer details of the mural including central figures, costumes, hand gestures, postures, ornaments - all of which provide a better picture of the type of Buddhism the artist wants to portray.
Salguero, C. Pierce. Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China. Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.