Asita

''The prophecy of the seer Asita'', slate relief from [[Gandhara]], 3rd/4th century AD ([[Rietberg Museum]], Zurich; Inv. No. RVI 11) Asita or Kaladevala or Kanhasiri was a hermit ascetic, a sage and seer, depicted in Buddhist sources as having lived in ancient India. He was a teacher and advisor of Suddhodana, the father of the Buddha, and is best known for having predicted that prince Siddhartha of Kapilavastu would either become a great chakravartin or become a supreme religious leader; Siddhartha was later known as Gautama Buddha.

The name Asita literally means 'not clinging' while Kanhasiri means 'dark splendour'. Asita is described as a ''tāpasa'', a practitioner of asceticism. Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Asita
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    by Aṣita
    Published 1996
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    by Aṣita
    Published 2019
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    by Som, Asita Lal
    Published 1974
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