Assaka

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

mentioned 4 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.

Often named with

• Aḷaka (2)

Mentioned in

• Khuddakanikāya · Suttanipātapāḷi: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Cūḷaniddesapāḷi: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Suttanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 2

Others of this name

• Assaka: 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.