but the provisions were exhausted by the time he got to Sāketa. Jīvaka thought, “These roads go through the wilderness where there’s little water and little food. It’s not easy to travel there without provisions. Let me search for provisions.” 2. The account of the wealthy merchant’s wife At that time in Sāketa there was a wealthy merchant whose wife had had a headache for seven years. Many of the most famous physicians in the world had come to see her, but none was able to cure her. And they were very expensive. When Jīvaka arrived at Sāketa, he asked people, “Is there anyone who’s sick who I might treat?”