Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.370

v1.c9.370

1. Uttarakuru.—A country often mentioned in the Nikāyas and in later literature as a mythical region. A detailed description of it is given in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta.¹ The men who live there own no property nor have they wives of their own; they do not have to work for their living. The corn ripens by itself and sweet-scented rice is found boiling on hot oven-stoves. The inhabitants go about riding on cows, on men and women, on maids and youths. Their king rides on an elephant, on a horse, on celestial cars and in state palanquins. Their cities are built in the air, and among those mentioned are Āṭānāṭā, Kusināṭā, Nāṭapuriyā, Parakusināṭā, Kapīvanta, Janogha, Navanavatiya, Ambara-Ambaravatiya and Āḷakamandā, the last being the chief city.