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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A tribe of Nagas present at the preaching of the Mahasamaya Sutta (D.ii.259). Buddhaghosa (DA.ii.688) says they lived at the foot of Sineru and were so powerful that they could resist even the Supannas (DA.ii.688).

They were among the Nagas assembled by Dhatarattha to help him in winning Samuddaja (J.vi.165). They are always mentioned with the Kambala Nagas.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

assatara : (m.) a mule.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Assatara, (Vedic aśvatara, aśva + compar. suffix tara in function of “a kind of”, thus lit. a kind of horse, cp. Lat. matertera a kind of mother. i.e. aunt) a mule Dh. 322 = DhA. I, 213; DhA. IV, 4 (= vaḷavāya gadrabhena jāta); J. IV, 464 (kambojake assatare sudante; imported from Cambodia); VI, 342.—f. assatarī a she-mule Vin. II, 188; S. I, 154; II, 241; A. II, 73; Miln. 166.—assatarī-ratha a chariot drawn by she-mules Vv 20³, 20⁸ (T. assatarī ratā) = 43⁸; Pv. I, 11¹ (= assatariyutta ratha PvA. 56); J. VI, 355. (Page 90)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Full-text: Kambojaka, Kambala.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Assatara; (plurals include: Assataras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)

Discourse 18 - The Great Assembly < [Discourses]

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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)

Part 2 - Discourse on Ratana Sutta < [Chapter 22 - Founding of Vesali]

Part 4 - Story of Devadatta < [Chapter 36 - The Buddha’s Height Measured by a Brahmin]

Part 3 - Story of the Wealthy Man Anāthapiṇḍika < [Chapter 20 - The Six Princes achieved different Attainments]

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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)

Jataka 543: Bhūridatta-jātaka < [Volume 6]

Jataka 546: The Mahā-Ummagga-jātaka < [Volume 6]

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