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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.186

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.186

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### [v1.c16.186](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.186)

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

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