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VIII, 1, 17.
'Very well, my dear Givaka, you can wait upon me and my seraglio and the fraternity of Bhikkhus with the Buddha at its head.'
THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS.
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Givaka Komârabhakka accepted this order of the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisâra (by saying), 'Yes, Your Majesty.'
16. At that time the setthi at Râgagaha had been suffering for seven years from a disease in the head. Many very great and world-renowned physicians came, and were not able to restore him to health; they received much gold and went away. And a prognostication had been made by the physicians to him, to wit: Some of the physicians said: 'The setthi, the householder, will die on the fifth day;' other physicians said: 'The setthi, the householder, will die on the seventh day.'
Now (a certain) Râgagaha merchant thought: 'This setthi, this householder, does good service both to the king and to the merchants' guild. Now the physicians have made prognostication to him (&c., as above). There is Givaka, the royal physician, an excellent young doctor. What if we were to ask the king for his physician Givaka to cure the setthi, the householder?'
17. And the Râgagaha merchant went to the place where the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisâra was; having approached him, he said to the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisâra: 'That setthi, Sire, that householder, does good service both to Your Majesty and to the merchants' guild. Now the physicians have made prognostication to him, &c. May it please Your Majesty to order the physician Givaka to cure the setthi, the householder.'
Then the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisâra gave
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2523 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |