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“It occurred to me: ‘How wonderful, how stingy this householder is! For she will have this ghee, which is to be discarded, taken with a rag. And many expensive medicines have been used by me. Will she give me any gift?’” “We, teacher, who are householders, understand this restraint. It is better that this ghee, for slaves or for the workers, or for anointing the feet, or for making a lamp, it was poured. Do not be, teacher, displeased. Your gift will not diminish." Then Jīvaka Komārabhacca cured the seven-year headache of the merchant's wife with just one nasal treatment. Then the merchant's wife, being well, gave Jīvaka Komārabhacca four thousand. Her son— "My mother is well"— gave four thousand. Her daughter-in-law— "My mother-in-law is well"— gave four thousand. The merchant householder— "My wife is well"— gave four thousand, and a male slave, a female slave, and a horse-drawn carriage. Then Jīvaka Komārabhacca, taking those sixteen thousand, and the male slave, the female slave, and the horse-drawn carriage, departed for Rājagaha. Gradually, he approached Prince Abhaya in Rājagaha. Having approached, he said to Prince Abhaya: "This, my lord, is my first work: sixteen thousand, a male slave, a female slave, and a horse-drawn carriage. May your highness accept it as my foster-fee." "Enough, friend Jīvaka; let it be yours. Have a dwelling built in our own inner palace." "Yes, my lord," Jīvaka Komārabhacca replied to Prince Abhaya, and had a dwelling built in Prince Abhaya's inner palace. The story of the merchant's wife is finished. 204. The Story of King Bimbisāra 331. Now at that time, King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha had a fistula disease. His clothes were stained with blood. The queens, seeing it, mocked him: "Now the king is menstruating, the king's flower has appeared, soon the king will give birth." Because of this, the king was embarrassed. Then King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha said to Prince Abhaya: "Indeed, friend Abhaya, I have such a disease, my clothes are stained with blood, the queens, seeing me, mock me: 'Now the king is menstruating, A flower has appeared, The god will soon give birth. Come, Abhaya, Find a doctor Who can treat me. This Jīvaka, lord, Our doctor, Young and good, He will treat the lord. Then, Abhaya, Summon Jīvaka the doctor; He will treat me. Then Prince Abhaya Summoned Jīvaka the royal physician: Go, Jīvaka, Treat the king. Yes, lord, Jīvaka the royal physician Agreed to Prince Abhaya, Took medicine with his nail, And went to King Seniya Bimbisāra Of Magadha. Having approached, He said to King Seniya Bimbisāra Of Magadha: Lord, I see your ailment. Then Jīvaka the royal physician Cured King Seniya Bimbisāra Of Magadha Of his fistula ailment With just one ointment. Then King Seniya Bimbisāra, Being healthy, Had five hundred women Adorned with all ornaments, Then had them remove them, And made a pile. He said to Jīvaka the royal physician: Jīvaka, Let these ornaments Of five hundred women Be yours. Enough, lord, Let the lord remember my service. Then, Jīvaka, Attend to me, To the women’s quarters, And to the community of bhikkhus With the Buddha at its head. Yes, lord, Jīvaka the royal physician Agreed to King Seniya Bimbisāra Of Magadha. The story of King Bimbisāra is finished. 205. The Story of the Householder of Rājagaha 332. At that time, The householder of Rājagaha Had a seven-year-long headache. Many great and famous doctors Came and could not Make him healthy. They took much gold and left. Moreover, He had been given up by doctors. Some doctors said: On the fifth day, The householder will die. Some doctors They said thus: "On the seventh day the householder, the treasurer, will pass away." Then it occurred to the people of Rājagaha: "This householder, the treasurer, is very helpful to the king and to the people. Moreover, he has been rejected by doctors. Some doctors said thus: 'On the fifth day the householder, the treasurer, will pass away.' Some doctors said thus: 'On the seventh day the householder, the treasurer, will pass away.' And this Jīvaka, the king's physician, is young and skilled. Why don't we request King Jīvaka, the physician, to treat the householder, the treasurer?" Then the people of Rājagaha approached King Bimbisāra, the Magadhan ruler; having approached, they said this to King Bimbisāra, the Magadhan ruler: "This householder, the treasurer, O King, is very helpful to Your Majesty and to the people; moreover, he has been rejected by doctors. Some doctors said thus: 'On the fifth day the householder, the treasurer, will pass away.' Some doctors said thus: 'On the seventh day the householder, the treasurer, will pass away.' It would be good, O King, if you would command Jīvaka, the physician, to treat the householder, the treasurer." Then King Bimbisāra, the Magadhan ruler, commanded Jīvaka, the royal physician: "Go, friend Jīvaka, treat the householder, the treasurer!" "Yes, Your Majesty," Jīvaka, the royal physician, having assented to King Bimbisāra, the Magadhan ruler, approached the householder, the treasurer; having approached, and observed the householder's ailment, he said this to the householder, the treasurer: "If you, householder, were to become well, what would be my offering?" "All my property shall be yours, teacher, and I shall be your slave." "But, householder, will you be able to lie on one side for seven months?" "I am able." "Indeed, Master, I can lie down on one side for seven months." "But can you, householder, lie down on the other side for seven months?" "I can, Master, lie down on the other side for seven months." "But can you, householder, lie down on your back for seven months?" "I can, Master, lie down on my back for seven months." Then Jīvaka Komārabhacca made the wealthy householder lie down on the couch, bound him to the couch, cut open the scalp, removed the sutures, extracted two worms, and showed them to the great crowd: "See, sirs, these two worms, one small, one large. Those teachers who said: 'On the fifth day the wealthy householder will die' – they saw this large worm. On the fifth day the wealthy householder's brain would be consumed. From the consumption of the brain the wealthy householder would die. Well seen by those teachers. Those teachers who said: 'On the seventh day the wealthy householder will die' – they saw this small worm. On the seventh day the wealthy householder's brain would be consumed. From the consumption of the brain the wealthy householder would die. Well seen by those teachers." He re-aligned the sutures, stitched the scalp, and applied an ointment. Then, after seven days, the wealthy householder said to Jīvaka Komārabhacca: "Master, I cannot lie down on one side for seven months." "Did you not, householder, promise me: 'I can, Master, lie down on one side for seven months'?" "Indeed, Master, I promised, but I would die, I cannot lie down on one side for seven months." to lie down." "Then, householder, lie down on your other side for seven months." Then, after a week, the householder, the financier, said to Jīvaka Komārabhacca: "Teacher, I cannot lie down on my other side for seven months." "Did you not promise me, householder: 'Teacher, I can lie down on my other side for seven months'?" "Indeed, teacher, I promised. But I will die. Teacher, I cannot lie down on my other side for seven months." "Then, householder, lie down on your back for seven months." Then, after a week, the householder, the financier, said to Jīvaka Komārabhacca: "Teacher, I cannot lie down on my back for seven months." "Did you not promise me, householder: 'Teacher, I can lie down on my back for seven months'?" "Indeed, teacher, I promised. But I will die. I cannot lie down on my back for seven months." "If I had not told you, householder, you would not have lain down even this much. But it was known to me beforehand: 'In three weeks, the householder, the financier, will be well.' Rise, householder, you are well. Do you know what my fee is?" "Let all my property be yours, teacher, and I will be your slave." "Enough, householder, do not give me all your property, and do not be my slave. Give a hundred thousand to the king, and a hundred thousand to me." Then the householder, the financier, being well, gave a hundred thousand to the king, and a hundred thousand to Jīvaka Komārabhacca. The story of the Rajagaha financier is finished. 206. The Story of the Financier's Son 333. Now at that time, a financier's son from Bārāṇasī, while playing with a mokkhacika, suffered from an internal tumor, due to which even gruel, when drunk, was not properly digested, and even food, when eaten, was not properly digested, and even excrement... nor were his feces and urine normal. Because of that, he was thin, rough, ill-colored, yellowish-pale, with a body covered in veins. Then it occurred to the merchant of Bārāṇasī: “My son has such an illness that the gruel he drinks is not properly digested, the food he eats is not properly digested, nor are his feces and urine normal. Because of that, he is thin, rough, ill-colored, yellowish-pale, with a body covered in veins. What if I were to go to Rājagaha and ask King Jīvaka the physician to treat my son?” Then the merchant of Bārāṇasī went to Rājagaha, approached King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha, and having approached, he said to King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha: “My son, sire, has such an illness that the gruel he drinks is not properly digested, the food he eats is not properly digested, nor are his feces and urine normal. Because of that, he is thin, rough, ill-colored, yellowish-pale, with a body covered in veins. May the king please order Jīvaka the physician to treat my son.” Then King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha ordered Jīvaka the royal physician: “Go, friend Jīvaka, go to Bārāṇasī and treat the son of the merchant of Bārāṇasī.” “Yes, sire,” Jīvaka the royal physician replied to King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha, and having gone to Bārāṇasī,