Kukkuṭa untranslated

Kukkuṭa 01. One of three bankers of Kosambī, the others being Ghosaka and Pāvāriya. Having heard from some ascetics, whom they had entertained, of the appearance of the Buddha, they went with these ascetics to Sāvatthī, each carrying offerings in five hundred carts. Having heard the Buddha preach, they became Sotāpannas. They gave alms to the Buddha for a fortnight, and then, with his permission, returned to Kosambī. They built monasteries in their gardens for the use of the Buddha and his monks, that built by Kukkuṭa being called the Kukkuṭārāma. The Buddha stayed one day at a time in each monastery, and on that day accepted the hospitality of its founder. DN­a.i.318f; Dhp­a.i.203ff; AN­a.i.234f; Paṭis-a.414.

It is said (MN­a.i.540f) that the bankers built a monastery for each league on the road between Sāvatthī and Kosambī for the use of the Buddha during his journeys.

Kukkuṭa 02. A frontier town near Himavā; the capital of a kingdom three hundred leagues in extent, where Mahā Kappina once ruled. There were three rivers to cross on the way from Kukkuṭa to Sāvatthī (Thag­a.i.507f; Ap.ii.469). See also Kukkuṭavatī.

Kukkuṭa 03. A rock near Himavā. Seven Pacceka Buddhas once lived there. Thag­a.i.216; Ap.i.178.