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vejja

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Vejja [fr. vid, *Sk. vaidya, but to Pāli etym. feeling fr. vijjā] a physician, doctor, medical man, surgeon J i.455; iii.142; KhA 21; SnA 274 (in simile); VvA 185, 322; DhA i.8; PvA 36, 86; Sdhp 279, 351. -- hatthi˚ elephantdoctor J vi.490; Mhvs 25, 34; visa˚ a physician who cures poison(ous bites) J i.310; iv.498.   -- kamma medical practice or treatment J ii.421; v.253; Vism 384; DhA iii.257, 351; iv.172.