A devaputta who once visited the Buddha at Veḷuvana, in the company of Sahali, Ninka, Akotaka, Vegabbhari and Mānava-Gāmiya.

They were disciples of different teachers and, standing before the Buddha, each uttered the praises of his own teacher.

Asama eulogised Pūraṇa-Kassapa (S.i.65). Perhaps Asama is the name of a class; See Asamā (1).