Shakya clan
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The Shakya clan was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of northern India, historically renowned as the lineage into which Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Śākya clan | 3 |
| Shakya clan canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan tribe
ⓘ
ancient tribe ⓘ historical ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gautama Buddha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lumbini region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī NERFINISHED ⓘ Māyādevī NERFINISHED ⓘ Rāhula NERFINISHED ⓘ Siddhartha Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ Śuddhodana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kapilavastu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Indo-Aryan culture
ⓘ
Śramaṇa movements ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| governedBy |
council of elders
ⓘ
ruling kshatriya families ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the historical Buddha
ⓘ
being the clan of Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ |
| language | an early Indo-Aryan language ⓘ |
| laterDestroyedBy | King Vidudabha of Kosala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
gave rise to the term Shakyamuni for the Buddha
ⓘ
revered in Buddhist traditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
ancient India ⓘ |
| memberOf | Śākya–Koliya tribal groups ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist Pali Canon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddhist Sanskrit texts ⓘ |
| modernDescendantsClaimedBy |
some Newar Buddhist communities
ⓘ
some groups in Nepal and northern India ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | often linked to Sanskrit root "śak" (to be able, powerful) ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Koliya clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kosala kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
gaṇa-saṅgha
ⓘ
oligarchic republic ⓘ |
| region |
Greater Magadha region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foothills of the Himalayas ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| religion |
Vedic religion (early period)
ⓘ
early Buddhism (later association) ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | origin clan of the Buddha ⓘ |
| socialClass | Kshatriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjugatedBy | King Pasenadi of Kosala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
circa 6th–5th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Śākya clan