A banker of the city of Ugga; he was a friend of Anāthapiṇḍika and, according to some accounts, his son married Anāthapiṇḍika’s daughter, Cūḷasubhaddā. He and his family had been followers of the Nigaṇṭhā, but they later became followers of the Buddha through the intervention of Subhaddā. For the story see Cūḷasubhaddā. See also Kāḷaka.