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jīvako

jīvaka

masc nom sg of jīvaka (noun)

1. name of a doctor; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost layman in having faith in an individual; Jīvaka Komārabhacca; lit. who lives

Etymology. √jīv + aka; from √jīv 'live'; Sanskrit jīvaka [jīv]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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