[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c6.3560 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3560 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3560 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.3560](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3560) Assa Sutta.—Once Assa, the “Jockey” (assāroha) of Rājagaha came to the Buddha to ask if it were true that a horse-trainer, if he exerted himself in the performance of his duties, would be born among the Sarañjita devas? The Buddha tells him that such a view is a perverted one and that its result is rebirth either in purgatory or as an animal. Assa expresses his consternation and declares himself thenceforth a follower of the Buddha.¹ 1. Assaka.—A king mentioned in the Nimi Jātaka, 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.¹ - [Previous: v1.c6.3559](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3559) - [Next: v1.c6.3561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3561) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3560](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3560) · Pramāṇa