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Clan in Iron-Age India
This article is about the ancient Shakya Republic. For various communities using Shakya surname, see shakya (disambiguation).
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Gautama Buddha, called Shakyamuni "Sage of the Shakyas", the most famous Shakya. Seated bronze from Tibet, 11th century. |
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The Shakya (Pali in the Brahmi script: