Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.23

v1.c12.23

**Kakuṭṭhā (Kakutthā, Kukuṭṭhā).** A river near Kusinārā in which the Buddha bathed and from which he drank water before entering Kusinārā for his parinibbāna. On its bank was a mango-grove where the Buddha rested awhile on a robe spread for him by Cundaka; there he reassured Cunda, telling him that no blame attached to him for having provided the Buddha with the meal which was to be his last.¹ It is said² that when the Buddha bathed in the river, its banks and all the fishes it contained became golden.