Thus, have I heard:
Once upon a time, the thousand-hand Sanctus Medicus traveled the world with their
Shuhu the Emanator asked Sanctus Medicus: "All living things get sick and suffer. All living things are bonded by birth, old age, sickness, and suffering. What is the root of all sufferings?"
Sanctus Medicus responded: "Birth, old age, sickness, and suffering: All end in death. The suffering of the living is found in its limitations. The suffering of the old is about certainty in its arrival. The suffering of the sick is about the approach of death. Therefore birth, old age, sickness, and suffering are all forms of death. Death, therefore, is the root of all sufferings."
Shuhu the Emanator folded their hands and asked: "All living things will one day die, and one day be reincarnated. How can they stop being young, old, sick, or in sufferance?"
Sanctus Medicus told Shuhu: "Living things are confined to their bodies like imprisoned convicts, and suffer from those aforementioned three sufferings. I hereby plant the sacred tree to liberate those living beings: So that life is boundless and old age never coming; death revitalizes; all troubles are dispelled."
Then, Shuhu the Emanator recited: "The mercy of Sanctus Medicus, the Ambrosial Arbor's new growth. Disciples shall attain enlightenment together."
"The mercy of Sanctus Medicus, the Ambrosial Arbor's new growth. Disciples shall attain enlightenment together."
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