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assaji

assaji -lrb- pali : assaji , sanskrit : asvajit -rrb- was one of the first five arahants of gautama buddha .
he is known for his conversion of sariputta and mahamoggallana , the buddha 's two chief male disciples , counterparts to the nuns khema and uppalavanna , the chief female disciples .
he lived in what is now uttar pradesh and bihar in northern india , during the 6th century bce .
