Candakumara was the son of King Ekaraja. A brahmin named Khandahala was the family priest: he gave the king counsel in temporal and spiritual matters, and the king, having a high opinion of his wisdom, made him a judge. But he, being fond of bribes, used to take bribes and dispossess the real owners and put the wrong owners in possession. The Bodhisattva caused all his father’s wants to be attended to, but he was not allowed to enter within the city; and when all his allowance was spent, he used to go up to the Bodhisattva. At these times he did not use to join his hands to salute his son, and when he was asked what he wanted, he mentioned it, and the Bodhisattva ordered the sum to be given to him.
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Seven textual lines per side.
(The left-hand side of the first folio) “Candakumāra Jātaka” (Central Thai script) “Candakumāra”.