Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.88

v1.c9.88

A sutta in the *Aṅguttara Nikāya*⁵ gives a list of things of which Ugga himself was fond. We are told that he offered these things to the Buddha. The list includes rice-cakes made in the shape of Sāla-blossoms, the flesh of sucking pig and Kāsī robes. These and other things were given not only to the Buddha, but, according to the Commentary,⁶ also to five hundred monks. The Sutta goes on to say that Ugga died soon after and was born among the *Manomayadevā*. He visited the Buddha from the deva-world and stated that he had achieved his goal (of reaching arahantship).