GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Name the clan Buddha belonged to-
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Gnathrika
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Maurya
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Sakya
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Kuru
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The most famous Shakya was Gautama Buddha, a member of the ruling Gautama clan of Lumbini, who is also known as Shakyamuni Buddha, “sage of the Shakyas”, due to his association with this ancient kingdom.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sakya (Tibetan: , Wylie: sa skya, ‘pale earth’) school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug. It is one of the Red Hat Orders along with the Nyingma and Kagyu.
Detailed explanation-3: -Buddha belonged to a small gana called the Sakya gana. He was also a kshatriya.
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