one to him for refuge, from this day forward, for life." Notes 1. Jīvaka, the physician to King Bimbisṅra, became the Buddhaâs personal physician. His story is told at length in Mv VIII.1. 2. Mv VI.31.14 contains this rule: "One should not knowingly consume meat killed on purpose (for a bhikkhu). Whoever should consume it: an offense of wrong doing. I allow fish and meat that is pure in three respects: One has not seen, heard, or suspected (that it was killed on purpose for a bhikkhu)." Other rules on the consumption of meat can be found at Mv VI.23.9–15. See also the discussion of staple foods in The Buddhist Monastic Code, volume 1, Chapter 8. See also: DN 2; AN 4:28; AN 4:37 - --> - - - -