Buddhadeva Thera. A member of the Mahimsāsaka sect. He was one of the three monks -  the others being Atthadassī and Buddhamitta -  at whose suggestion the Jātakatthakathā was written. J.i.1.

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