અસ્સક

A king mentioned in the Nimijātaka (Ja 541), in a list of kings, such as Dudīpa, Sāgara, Sela, etc., who, in spite of all their great sacrifices, were not able to go beyond the Peta-world.

mentioned 4 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.

Often named with

• કાલિઙ્ગ (3)
• નન્દિસેન (3)

Mentioned in

• ખુદ્દકનિકાય · સુત્તનિપાત-અટ્ઠકથા: 1
• ખુદ્દકનિકાય · જાતક-અટ્ઠકથા: 3

Others of this name

• અસ્સક: The country of Assaka is one of the sixteen Mahā Janapadas mentioned in the Aṅguttaranikāya (AN.i.213; iv.252, 256, 260).