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he approached the son of the merchant of Bārāṇasī. Having approached, and having observed the ailment of the merchant’s son, he cleared the people away, set up a screen, tied him to a pillar, placed his wife in front, cut open the skin of his abdomen, pulled out the intestinal knot, and showed it to his wife: “See your husband’s illness! Because of this, the gruel he drinks is not properly digested, the food he eats is not properly digested, his urine and feces were not regular; because of this, he was thin, emaciated, of poor complexion, yellowish-pale, with a body covered with veins.” He untwisted the intestinal knot, put the intestines back in, stitched the abdominal skin, and applied an ointment. Then, the merchant's son from Bārāṇasī soon became well. Then, the merchant from Bārāṇasī, thinking, “My son is well,” gave Jīvaka Komārabhacca sixteen thousand [coins]. Then, Jīvaka Komārabhacca, taking those sixteen thousand, returned again to Rājagaha. The story of the merchant's son is finished. 207. The Story of King Pajjota 334. At that time, King Pajjota was afflicted with jaundice. Many great and renowned physicians came and were unable to cure him. They took much gold and departed. Then, King Pajjota sent a messenger to King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha: “I have such an illness; may your majesty please order Jīvaka the physician; he will treat me.” Then, King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha ordered Jīvaka Komārabhacca: “Go, Jīvaka; go to Ujjenī and treat King Pajjota.” “Yes, your majesty,” Jīvaka Komārabhacca replied to King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha, and went to Ujjenī. He approached King Pajjota; having approached, and observed King Pajjota’s condition, he said to King Pajjota: “Give ghee, your majesty, I will prepare ghee. Your majesty will drink it.” “Enough, Jīvaka, whatever you can do to cure me without ghee, do that. Ghee is repulsive to me, it is disgusting.” Then, Jīvaka Komārabhacca thought: “This king has such an illness, it cannot be cured without ghee. What if I "I should prepare ghee of astringent color, of astringent smell, of astringent taste." Then Jīvaka, the royal physician, prepared ghee with various medicines, of astringent color, of astringent smell, of astringent taste. Then it occurred to Jīvaka, the royal physician: "This ghee, once drunk by the king, will cause him to vomit. This king is fierce; he might even have me killed. What if I were to ask for permission beforehand?" Then Jīvaka, the royal physician, approached King Pajjota. Having approached, he said to King Pajjota: "We, lord, are physicians. In such a moment, we extract roots, we gather medicines. It would be good, lord, if you were to command at the carriage houses and at the gates: 'By whichever carriage Jīvaka wishes, by that carriage let him go. By whichever gate he wishes, by that gate let him go. At whatever time he wishes, at that time let him go. At whatever time he wishes, at that time let him enter.'" Then King Pajjota commanded at the carriage houses and at the gates: "By whichever carriage Jīvaka wishes, by that carriage let him go. By whichever gate he wishes, by that gate let him go. At whatever time he wishes, at that time let him go. At whatever time he wishes, at that time let him enter." Now, at that time, King Pajjota had an elephant cow named Bhaddavatikā, who could travel fifty leagues. Then Jīvaka, the royal physician, offered the ghee to King Pajjota: "Lord, drink the astringent." Then Jīvaka, the royal physician, having given the ghee to King Pajjota, went to the elephant stable, and departed from the city on the elephant cow Bhaddavatikā. Then, the ghee drunk by King Pajjota, as it digested, caused him to vomit. Then King Pajjota said to his men: "I have been given ghee to drink by that wicked Jīvaka! Therefore, I say, seek out the physician Jīvaka!" "Lord, he has departed from the city on the elephant cow Bhaddavatikā." Then Now at that time, King Pajjota had a slave named Kaka, sixty yojanas tall, born from a non-human. Then King Pajjota commanded the slave Kaka: "Go, friend Kaka, bring back Jivaka the physician. 'The king, master, calls you back.' Indeed, friend Kaka, these physicians are very cunning. Do not accept anything from him." Then the slave Kaka met Jivaka the royal physician on the road, in Kosambi, while he was having breakfast. Then the slave Kaka said to Jivaka the royal physician: "The king, master, calls you back." "Wait, friend Kaka, until I have eaten. Come, friend Kaka, eat!" "Enough, master, I have been commanded by the king: 'Indeed, friend Kaka, these physicians are very cunning, do not accept anything from him.' " Now at that time, Jivaka the royal physician scraped medicine with his nail, ate an emblic myrobalan, and drank water. Then Jivaka the royal physician said to the slave Kaka: "Come, friend Kaka, eat an emblic myrobalan and drink water!" Then the slave Kaka thought: "This physician eats an emblic myrobalan and drinks water. There should be nothing bad in it." So he ate half an emblic myrobalan and drank water. That half emblic myrobalan he ate purged him right there. Then the slave Kaka said to Jivaka the royal physician: "Master, is there life for me?" "Do not fear, friend Kaka, you will be well, and so will the king. That king is fierce; he might even have me killed. Therefore, I will not return." Having handed over a fine female elephant to Kaka, he departed towards Rajagaha. Gradually, he approached King Bimbisara of Magadha, Seniyo Bimbisara. Having approached, he reported the matter to King Seniyo Bimbisara of Magadha. "Well done, friend Jivaka, that you did not return. That king is fierce; he might have killed you." So it was. Then King Pajjota, being well, sent a messenger to Jīvaka the royal physician, saying: "Let Jīvaka come, I will give him a boon." "Enough, sir, let Your Majesty remember my service." The story of King Pajjota is finished. 208. The Story of the Pair of Siveyyaka Cloths 335. Now at that time, a pair of Siveyyaka cloths had appeared for King Pajjota – of many cloths, of many pairs of cloths, of many hundreds of pairs of cloths, of many thousands of pairs of cloths, of many hundreds of thousands of pairs of cloths, the foremost, the best, the liberation, the highest, the most excellent. Then King Pajjota sent that pair of Siveyyaka cloths to Jīvaka the royal physician. Then it occurred to Jīvaka the royal physician: "This pair of Siveyyaka cloths has been sent to me by King Pajjota – of many cloths, of many pairs of cloths, of many hundreds of pairs of cloths, of many thousands of pairs of cloths, of many hundreds of thousands of pairs of cloths, the foremost, the best, the liberation, the highest, the most excellent. No one else is worthy of this, except for that Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One, or King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha." The Story of the Pair of Siveyyaka Cloths is finished. 209. The Story of the Thirty Purges 336. Now at that time, the Blessed One's body was afflicted with humors. Then the Blessed One addressed Venerable Ānanda: "Ānanda, the Tathāgata's body is afflicted with humors. The Tathāgata wishes to take a purgative." Then Venerable Ānanda approached Jīvaka the royal physician; having approached, he said to Jīvaka the royal physician: "Friend Jīvaka, the Tathāgata's body is afflicted with humors. The Tathāgata wishes to take a purgative." "In that case, Venerable Ānanda, anoint the Blessed One's body for a few days." Then Venerable Ānanda anointed the Blessed One's body for a few days... Having bathed, he approached Jīvaka the royal physician. Having approached, he said to Jīvaka the royal physician: "Indeed, friend Jīvaka, the Tathāgata's body is smooth. Now, you may do what you think is timely." Then it occurred to Jīvaka the royal physician: "Indeed, it is not proper for me to give the Blessed One a strong purgative." Having prepared three lotus flowers with various medicines, he approached the Blessed One. Having approached, he presented one lotus flower to the Blessed One: "May the Blessed One, sir, inhale this first lotus flower. This will purge the Blessed One ten times." He presented the second lotus flower to the Blessed One: "May the Blessed One, sir, inhale this second lotus flower. This will purge the Blessed One ten times." He presented the third lotus flower to the Blessed One: "May the Blessed One, sir, inhale this third lotus flower. This will purge the Blessed One ten times." Thus, the Blessed One will have thirty purges. Then Jīvaka the royal physician, having given the Blessed One the thirty purges, having saluted the Blessed One and circumambulated him clockwise, departed. Then, as Jīvaka the royal physician was leaving the gatehouse, it occurred to him: "Indeed, I have given the Blessed One thirty purges. The Tathāgata's body is full of humors. It will not purge the Blessed One thirty times; it will purge the Blessed One twenty-nine times. Moreover, the Blessed One will bathe after purging. The bathing will purge the Blessed One once. Thus, the Blessed One will have thirty purges." Then the Blessed One, knowing with his mind the thought-process in Jīvaka the royal physician's mind, addressed Venerable Ānanda: "Here, Ānanda, as Jīvaka the royal physician was leaving the gatehouse, it occurred to him: 'Indeed, I have given the Blessed One...'" thirty purges were given. The Tathāgata's body is afflicted with humors. He will not purge the Blessed One thirty times, he will purge the Blessed One twenty-nine times. Moreover, the Blessed One will bathe after purging. He will purge the bathed Blessed One once. Thus, the Blessed One's thirty purges will be complete.' 'Therefore, Ananda, prepare warm water.' 'Yes, venerable sir,' the Venerable Ananda replied to the Blessed One and prepared warm water. Then Jīvaka Komārabhacca approached the Blessed One, and having approached, he bowed to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.