[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.c6.3567 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3567 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3567 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.3567](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3567) 4. Assaka.—The country of Assaka is one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya.¹ It does not, however, occur in the list of twelve countries given in the Janavasabha Sutta.² The Assakas are said to have had settlements on the Godāvarī, and Bāvarī’s hermitage³ was in their territory, in close proximity to the Aḷaka or Muḷaka (the district round Paithan).⁴ - [Previous: v1.c6.3566](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3566) - [Next: v1.c6.3568](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3568) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3567](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3567) · Pramāṇa