Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3359

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**Asayha.**—A rich seṭṭhi of **Bheruva**. He gave generously to holy men and to the needy. After death he was born in Tāvatiṃsa. A former servant of **Aṅkura**, who had settled down as a tailor in Bheruva, used to show the way to those who sought the house of Asayha, and was, therefore, reborn as a powerful yakkha.¹ In the *Peta-Vatthu* stanzas Asayha is once spoken of as **Aṅgirasa**.²