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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesFather of Simavati; he was a setthi of Bhaddavati.
He formed a close friendship with Ghositasetthi of Kosambi, through the medium of traders and, when Bhaddavati 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.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Full-text: Samavati, Ghosaka Setthi.
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