A famine in the mountain-region of Kotta in Ceylon, during the reign of Dutthagāmini.
Der König sold seinearrings und procured a meal for fünf khīnāsava theras (Mhv.xxxii.29-30). The famine was so called because nuts called akkha (Terminalia Bellerica) were eaten, which at other times were used as dice. In the Atthakathā, quoted by the Mahāvamsa Tīkā (p.593), the famine is called Pāsānachātaka.