A devaputta who once visited the Buddha at Veḷuvana, in the company of Sahali, Ninka, Ākoṭaka, Vetambarī and Mānava-Gāmiya.

They were disciples of different teachers and, standing before the Buddha, each uttered the praises of his own teacher. Asama eulogised Pūraṇa-Kassapa. SN.i.65