Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.161
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.161
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v2.c4.s2.161
Buḍila Āśvatarāśvi or Āśvatara Āśvi is mentioned several times in the Brāhmaṇa literature as a teacher. According to the Chāndogya¹ and the Bṛhadāraṇyaka² Upaniṣads, he was a contemporary of Janaka of Videha, and, according to the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,³ of Aśvapati, the Kekaya king. He is also mentioned in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.⁴