History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c10.s1.14
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c10.s1.14
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c10.s1.14
Each minister urged the King to visit one or other of the ascetics, who would set his mind at rest, but at each suggestion the King remained silent. Finally Jīvaka, the “children’s doctor” (komārabhacco), suggested a visit to the Buddha. The suggestion was acceptable to Ajātasattu, who left for Jīvaka’s mango grove, where the Master was staying with his followers.