ਅਸ੍ਸਕ

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

• ਕਾਲਿਙ੍ਗ (3)
• ਨਨ੍ਦਿਸੇਨ (3)

Mentioned in

• ਖੁਦ੍ਦਕਨਿਕਾਯ · ਸੁਤ੍ਤਨਿਪਾਤ-ਅਟ੍ਠਕਥਾ: 1
• ਖੁਦ੍ਦਕਨਿਕਾਯ · ਜਾਤਕ-ਅਟ੍ਠਕਥਾ: 3

Others of this name

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