A Yakkha who tried to frighten der Buddha, aber who, later, wurde sein disciple (Ud.4-5). When he returned from a certain Yakkha-assembly he found the Buddha seated on seincouch, as had already been told to ihm in the assembly by Satāgira und Hemavata. In anger he tried in various ways to cast out der Buddha, aber failed in seinefforts und ended by becoming sein disciple (UdA.63ff. For a note on this passage siehe J.P.T.S. 1886, 94ff).
Two explanations are given of seinname: aje kalāpetvā bandhanena ajakotthāsena saddhim balim paticchati, no aññathā . . . kecipana ajake viya satte lāpetīti, Ajaka-lāpako ti (UdA.64 ) (those bringing ihm sacrifices bleat like goats).
Ajakalāpaka-cetiya.-A shrine at Pāvā at which sacrifices were offered to Ajakalāpaka (Ud.4).