Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.289

c8.289

Kukkuṭārāma.—This monastery was at Pāṭaliputra (Saṃyutta, V, 15, 17, 171, 173). A king of Magadha named Muṇḍa came here to see the sage Nārada and listen to his doctrine. The sage instructed him and brought him solace as he was overwhelmed with grief at the death of his queen Bhaddā. Thereafter he attended to his duties as usual (Aṅg., III, 53ff.). A monk named Bhadda dwelt at this ārāma and he had conversations with Buddha’s famous disciple Ānanda (Saṃ., V, 15-16, 171-2). According to Buddhaghosa this ārāma was built by Kukkuṭaseṭṭhi (Majjhima Commentary, II, 571). Hiuen Tsang says that it existed to the south-east of the old city of Pāṭaliputra and was built by Aśoka when he was converted to Buddhism (Beal, Records of the Western World, II, 95). The Divyāvadāna often refers to it (pp. 381ff., 430ff.). This ārāma was different from that which existed at Kauśāmbi bearing the same name (Vinaya, I, 300).