Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.389

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Jotika’s wife was a woman of Uttarakuru; she was brought to Jotika by the gods. She brought with her a single pint pot of rice and three crystals. The rice-pot was never exhausted; whenever a meal was desired, the rice was put in a boiler and the boiler set over the crystals; the heat of the crystals went out as soon as the rice was cooked. The same thing happened with curries.¹⁴ Food never ran short in Uttarakuru; once when there was a famine in Verañjā and the Buddha and his monks were finding it difficult to get alms, we find Moggallāna suggesting that they should go to Uttarakuru for alms.¹⁵ The clothes worn by the inhabitants resembled divine robes.¹⁶