Der Bodhisatta war einmal a holy Asket living in the Himālaya. At that time der König of Benares, growing jealous of sein Sohn Prince Brahmadatta, banished both ihm und seiner Frau, Asitābhū. They went to the Himālaya und lebte in a hut of leaves. One day the prince, becoming enamoured of a Candakinnarī, followed her, forsaking seiner Frau. (The kinnarī's name was Candā, see Candā 9). Asitābhū went to the Bodhisatta und, having developed various superhuman powers, returned to her hut. Brahmadatta, having failed in sein quest, returned to the hut where he found seiner Frau poised in mid-air uttering songs of joy over her newfound freedom. When she left, he lebte in solitude till, at sein father's death, he succeeded to the throne.
Die Geschichte was told in reference to a young girl, the Tochter von a servitor of the two chief Schüler. She was married, aber finding her Ehemann neglectful of her, visited the two Chief Disciples. Under their instruction she attained the First Fruit of the Path und embraced the religious life, ultimately becoming an arahant.
She was Asitābhū in the früheren Geburt (J.ii.229ff).
Die Geschichte is referred to in the Vibhanga Kommentar (p.470f) in connection mit a König of Benares who, having gone into the Wald mit seine Königin to eat roast flesh, fell in love mit a kinnarī und deserted seiner Frau. When he returned to seine Königin he found her flying through the air away from him, having developed iddhi powers. A tree-sprite then uttered a stanza, citing the example of Asitābhū.