1. SÄlavati. A city; in it was the KesÄrÄma where DhammadassÄ« Buddha died. BuA.185.2. SÄlavatÄ«. A courtesan of RÄjagaha. She was the mother of JÄ«vaka KomÄrabhacca (Vin.i.268f) and of his sister SirimÄ. SNA.i.244; see also AA.i.216, where AbhayarÄjakumÄra is called JÄ«vaka’s father.
Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera
