Śākya
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Śākya is the ancient clan of northern India and Nepal to which Siddhārtha Gautama, the historical Buddha, belonged.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient clan
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| associatedSite |
Lumbini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tilaurakot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Śākyamuni Buddha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Śākyamuni epithet of the Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kapilavastu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Koliyas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Vedic culture ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| governedBy |
clan assembly
ⓘ
ruling council ⓘ |
| governmentType | oligarchic republic ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Sakya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Śākya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Magadhi Prakrit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | Śākya surname among modern Buddhist communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kapilavastu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terai region NERFINISHED ⓘ foothills of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist Jātaka tales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddhist Vinaya texts ⓘ Pāli Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernDescendants |
Newar Śākyas of Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Śākya communities in northern India ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity | Koliyas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Gautama Buddha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siddhārtha Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kosala mahajanapada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | vassal clan of Kosala ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Nepal ⓘ |
| religion |
Brahmanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | birth clan of the Buddha ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Śākyas of Kapilavastu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
Iron Age South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Sakya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shakya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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