Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.25

v1.c9.25

**Ukkalā.**—A district (*janapada*) in the region identified with modern Orissa.¹ The merchants Tapassu and Bhalluka were on the way from Ukkalā, when a certain deva, an erstwhile relative of theirs, advised them to visit the Buddha at Rājāyatanamūla, near Uruvelā, and to offer food to him, which they did.² They were on the way to Majjhimadesa.³ According to the *Theragāthā Commentary*⁴ there were caravandrivers of a city called Pokkharavatī (probably a town in Ukkalā). Their destination was evidently Rājagaha, for we find them visiting the Buddha there after the first sermon and hearing him preach.