Pāli Dictionary

sakyā

sakrootyasuffixāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

sak4be able; be powerful

general

  • the Sakyans; the people of the Sakya tribe, to which the Buddha belonged

  • MN 53

    atha kho kāpilavatthavā sakyā yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkamiṃsu, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ nisīdiṃsu.

sakya

approximate

sakrootyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

sak4be able; be powerful

Synonyms

bhabba, samattha

general

  • the Sakyan family; the Sakya clan; a Sakyan person

  • of the Sakyan family; belonging to the Sakya clan

  • Snp 2.1

    khayaṃ virāgaṃ amataṃ paṇītaṃ, yadajjhagā sakyamunī samāhito, na tena dhammena sam'atthi kiñci, idam'pi dhamme ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, etena saccena suvatthi hotu.

  • able; capable; powerful

Encyclopedia

Sakyā
Person

  • The clan of northern India to which the Buddha belonged by birth, centred on the capital Kapilavatthu, known for its pride until the Buddha subdued it with a display of supernatural power on his first visit home after his Enlightenment.

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