Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c13.s3.11

c13.s3.11

We are told how a Jain monk, when suffering from sickness, should procure the services of a physician. It is said that the physician was to be approached in an auspicious moment and his advice was to be carefully followed. Sometimes, the sick persons were taken to the physician's residence. After examining the case, the *vaidya* made a diagnosis and suggested appropriate treatment and diet. If a *vaidya* was brought to the home of the patient he was provided with a hot bath and other comforts. He was to be fed on old rice and was provided with costly utensils. After the examination the physician was to be given his proper fees.⁴³