อสฺสก

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

• กาลิงฺค (3)
• นนฺทิเสน (3)

Mentioned in

• ขุทฺทกนิกาย · สุตฺตนิปาต-อฏฺฐกถา: 1
• ขุทฺทกนิกาย · ชาตก-อฏฺฐกถา: 3

Others of this name

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