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Body doctor and buddha against

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Is buddha against body doctor? Is being doctor low livehood according to people who follow spiritual path?
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confusedlayman wrote: Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:49 am Is buddha against body doctor? Is being doctor low livehood according to people who follow spiritual path?
What? Where did you hear this from?
The Buddha himself had a doctor, Jīvaka. He gave medicines, diagnosed medicial conditions, and even did successful operations, not easy to do before sterile conditions!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%ABvaka
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