A town in Kosala (D.ii.316), near which was Ukkattha.
The Anguttara Nikáya (A.ii.37) records a conversation between the Buddha and the brahmin Dona, whom the Buddha met on the road from Ukkattha to Setavyá. The city was on the road, taken by Bávarí's disciples (SN.vs.1012), from Sávatthi to Rájagaha, and was the first halting place outside Sávatthi. Beyond it were Kapilavatthu, Kusinárá, Pává, etc.
To the north of Setavyá was the Simsapávana, where Kumára Kassapa lived, and where he preached the Páyási Sutta to the brahmin Páyási, who held a royal fief there (D.ii.316).
The city was the birthplace of the Theras Ekadhammasavaniya and Mahákála. Mahákála's brothers Cúlakála and Majjhimakála also lived there (DhA.i.55).
The Anguttara Commentary (AA.ii.504) says that Kassapa Buddha was born in Setavyá, but both the Buddhavamsa and its Commentary say that he was born in Benares (Bu.xxv.33; BuA.217). The Buddhavamsa Commentary (BuA.223) records further that Kassapa died in the Setáráma in Setavyá , but adds that Setavyá was a city in Kási.