Talk:Shakya/Archive 1

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Archive 1

Shaka and Shakya are one and the same

Yes they're one and the same. Both refer to one and same caste. The sanskrit pronounciation of the words is also same.

I am afraid that it is not such a widely held view that the Buddha was of Scythian descent, although "Shakya" is indeed phonetically very close to "Saka" or "Shaka", and the Buddha's belonging to the Kshatriya class indeed might point to Central Asian warrior-class origins. It might be considered as a supposition/theory, but this has never been firmly proved. Mention of this connection could be made in the content of the article (s), but it does not justify merging the two as if it was an undisputed fact. PHG 12:40, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Saka and Shakya are indeed same

Well as someone who has elementary knowledge of sanskrit, shakya indeed means capable in Sanskrit but i'm afraid shakya is wrong redering of word saks in English. Infact both spelling are way off the actual pronouciation. Buddha is known as Shakmuni in sanskrit and Shuk means Scythian. AMbroodEY 18:56, 26 November 2005 (UTC)