A famine in the mountain-region of Kotta in Ceylon, during the reign of Dutthagámini.
The king sold his earrings and procured a meal for five khínásava 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 Atthakathá, quoted by the Mahávamsa Tíká (p.593), the famine is called Pásánachátaka.