Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2636

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Koravya had a park called Migācīra where Raṭṭhapāla took up his residence when he visited his parents.¹⁰ The people of Kuru had a reputation for deep wisdom and good health, and this reputation is mentioned¹¹ as the reason for the Buddha having delivered some of his most profound discourses to the Kurus, for example, the Mahānidāna, and the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Suttas. Among other discourses delivered in the Kuru country are the Māgandiya Sutta, the Ānañjasappāya Sutta, the Sammosa Sutta and the Ariyavasā Sutta. All these were preached at Kammāsadhamma, which is described as a nigama of the Kurūs, where the Buddha resided from time to time. Another town of the Kurūs, which we find mentioned, is Thullakoṭṭhika, the birthplace of Raṭṭhapāla, and here the Buddha stayed during a tour.¹² Udena’s queen, Māgandiyā, came from Kuru,¹³ and Aggidatta, chaplain to the Kosala king, lived on the boundary between Kuru and Ariga and Magadha, honoured by the inhabitants of all three kingdoms.¹⁴