Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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naḷasākiyā
  1. naḷa

    reed (Arundo donax); a reed-plant

  2. sākiyāsākiya

    of the Sakyan clan; belonging to the Sākya race

Encyclopedia

Naḷasākiyā
Other

  • A branch of the Sakyan clan who escaped Viḍūḍabha’s massacre by claiming, without lying, to be grass or reeds rather than Sakyans, giving rise to this name.

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