[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.c9.370 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.370 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.370 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.370](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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. - [Previous: v1.c9.369](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.369) - [Next: v1.c9.371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.371) - [Up: v1.c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.370](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.370) · Pramāṇa