Jivaka kumar bhaccha biography sample
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Jīvaka
Personal physician of the Buddha and Indian King Bimbisara
Jīvaka Komārabhacca/Kaumārabhṛtya | |
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Thai image of Jīvaka, wearing prayer beads and a white robe | |
| Born | Rājagṛha, Magadha |
| Died | Rājagṛha, Magadha |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Parent(s) | Father: Unidentified (Pāli tradition), Prince Abhaya (Dharmaguptaka tradition) or King Bimbisāra (other textual traditions); mother: Salāvatī (Pāli tradition) or Āmrapālī (other textual traditions) |
| Alma mater | Takṣaśilā |
| Known for | Indian traditional medicine, Thai massage |
| Other names | Medicine King, Thrice-crowned Physician, Kumārabhūta |
| Profession | Physician, healer |
| Guru | The Buddha, Ātreya Punarvasu |
| Post | Personal physician to the Buddha, King Bimbisāra, and King Ajatashatru |
Jīvaka (Pali: Jīvaka Komārabhacca; Sanskrit: Jīvaka Kaumārabhṛtya) was the personal physician (Sanskrit: vaidya) of the Buddha and the Indian King Bimbisāra.
He lived in Rājagṛha, present-day Rajgir, in