An upásaka of Ñátiká. After death he was born in the Suddhávásá, there to pass away. S.v.358f.;D.ii.91f.
One of several eminent theras mentioned as staying in the Kútágárasála in Vesáli. When the Buddha came there, Licchavis crowded out the place with all their retinues, and Nikata and his coleagues, desiring solitude, retired to the Gosingasálavana. A.v.133f.