Bhaddavatiya

Father of Simāvati; he was a setthi of Bhaddavatī.

He formed a close friendship with Ghositasetthi of Kosambī, through the medium of traders and, when Bhaddavatī was attacked by plague, he left with his wife and daughter to visit Ghositasetthi. But he died of starvation outside the city before he could reach him. DhA.i.187f.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from