Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.244

v2.c31.244

The story was told in reference to a great drought in Kosala. Even the pond by the gate of Jetavana was dry, and the Buddha, touched by the universal suffering, resolved to obtain rain. On his way back from the alms-round, he sent Ānanda to fetch the robe in which he bathed. As he was putting this on, Sakka's throne was heated, and he ordered Pajjuna to send rain. The god filled himself with clouds, and then bending his face and mouth, deluged all Kosala with torrents of rain. The Pajjuna of the earlier story is identified with Ānanda.¹