Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.128
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c30.128
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**Bhaddavatiya.**—Father of Sāmāvatī; he was a seṭṭhi of Bhaddavatī. He formed a close friendship with Ghosita-seṭṭhi of Kosambī, through the medium of traders and, when Bhaddavatī was attacked by plague, he left with his wife and daughter to visit Ghosita-seṭṭhi. But he died of starvation outside the city before he could reach him.¹