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Then King Polajanaka passed away to heaven. His body was cremated. After that, on the seventh day, all the courtiers had a meeting to consult the King’s wishes to entrust the throne to the one who would please the royal daughter. (They gave the Chif Minister the first chance. He did not succeed and he came back humiliated. Others fared no better. Later, nobody was successful in the attempt to string the Thousandfold Bow. Nobody was able to tell which side was the Head of the Square Throne. And nobody was able to discover the Sixteen Treasures.) The Privy Councilor said: “We should use the Grand Chariot. Because the King who comes riding on the Grand Chariot will be able to reign over the whole of Jambudipa.” The Grand Chariot went to the Mango Grove, did a dexterambulation around the Propitious Stone and the Prive Councillor included, hailed and crowned the Great Being on that spot. Later the Great Being was able to solve King Polajanaka’s four riddles; then asked if there were any other riddles: the courtiers said there were none. All the people were overjoyed and elated; they said: “Oh, what a wonderment! This King is a real genius!”