It's Bian Que, not Hua Tuo.
<éåå>
äèçåå
åèçéåææï"ååäèäæäååäï"åææï"ççäéäèääåäïåæåæïéçéäïæçäæäéåæïèåääääïäçäæïèåäèåæçäïääæçïåäæåïæçéäæâåèïååäèã"åèçæï"åã"åææï"çååäïæäååæïååååæçïçéåçïçéåéïåååæïèèåèïçäåéïèäåéãååääïçéäåæã"åèçæï"æéåæã"ææï " ççäééæçäéæéèïæï'åæåääååæåäåï'æéæï'éåæåïäåæäïæéæääã'éæäæï'ååééï'æéæï'éåäçèçïææåèéäïæåäåäåãäåæçïååææïæåäåäéãèæéèïéèèïææèïåèèïéèååéäèäã'éæäæï'åãäçåèåæäæéäéïææååèæåéäï'åæèäççïæäæåïääæåïèåäæïåäèäèçãæèååäïæåèäïèåäæïåäèçã"åèçæï"åïåäèäèæåïåèåçæåäääåï"
Bian Que is a very famous doctor in China (about bc 500). He had two elder brothers who were much better than him.
But they are not famous. A King asked Bian Que why he is the most famous one, and Bian Que answered above.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Austin Xu Wang" <xu4wang@gmail.com>
To: "Lua list" <lua@bazar2.conectiva.com.br>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: Standard for Lua
> On 29/01/07, David Burgess <dburgess@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Andy Stark wrote:
>> > There's a proverb (Chinese, I think): the doctor who prevents illness is
>
> Yes. I am a Chinese. I confirm it.
>
>> > not known beyond his street; the doctor who heals the sick is not known
>> > outside his town; the doctor who tries to save the dying is known
>> > throughout the land...
>>
>> Does anyone know where to find the original quote?
>
> There is a story in Chinese about Doctor Hua Tuo and his brothers.
> Don't know if there is similar story in the West.
>
>>
>> db
>>
>
