Assaka

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A king named in a list in the Nimi Jātaka among rulers whose great sacrifices still failed to save them from rebirth in the realm of hungry ghosts.

A king mentioned in the Nimi Jātaka, in a list of kings, such as Dujīpa, Sāgara, Sela, etc., who, in spite of all their great sacrifices, were not able to go beyond the world of hungry ghosts (peta). J.vi.99.

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