This story indicated the excellent physician was Buddha, the children suffering from poisoning were Shujo, the excellent physician's return and rescue of suffering children was Buddha's rescue of Issai Shujo and the death of the excellent physician was death as a Hoben (means).
この物語の良医は仏で、病で苦しむ子供たちを衆生、良医が帰宅し病の子らを救う姿は仏が一切衆生を救う姿、良医が死んだというのは方便で涅槃したことを表している。