Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.186
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.186
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1. Candakumāra.—The son and viceroy of Ekarāja, king of Pupphavatī (Benares). He was the Bodhisatta. For his story see the Khaṇḍahāla Jātaka.¹ It is also given in the Cariyā Piṭaka² as the Candakumāra-cariyā. Canda is sometimes referred to as Candaka and sometimes as Candiya.⁴