[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c9.25 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.25 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.25 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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. - [Previous: v1.c9.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.24) - [Next: v1.c9.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.26) - [Up: v1.c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.25) · Pramāṇa