7.1 The Story about Jīvaka’s Question

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Devadatta hurled a rock down on the Buddha, which cut his foot; the Buddha’s physician Jīvaka applied medicine which needs to be applied for only a short time, but immediately thereafter he had to leave and was unable to return; the Buddha knew his thoughts though and asked Elder Ānanda to remove the medicine; the next day Jīvaka asked if the Buddha suffered pain because of his oversight, and the Buddha gave his reply in a verse.

Cast: Jīvaka, Elder Ānanda, Devadatta, Prince Ajātasattu

Keywords: Doctors, Medicine

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