Minister of Maddava, king of Benares. When Maddava was grieved at the loss of his wife, Áyúra and his colleague Pukkusa helped the king's counsellor Senaka to quench the king's sorrow.
The story is told in the Dasannaka Játaka (J.iii.337ff).
In the present age Áyúra became Moggallána (J.iii.341).