Śākya
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Śākya is the ancient clan of northern India and Nepal to which Siddhārtha Gautama, the historical Buddha, belonged.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Śākya canonical | 6 |
| Buddha’s family | 1 |
| Shaka means Shakya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11674085 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Śākya Context triple: [Māyādevī, ethnicGroup, Śākya]
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A.
Gautama
Gautama is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with founding the Nyaya school of Hindu logic and epistemology.
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B.
Gautama Bai
Gautama Bai was a member of the Holkar royal family of the Maratha Empire, known primarily as the mother-in-law of the famed queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
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C.
Budha
Budha is the Hindu deity associated with the planet Mercury, revered as the god of intellect, communication, and wisdom.
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D.
Bodhi
Bodhi is the enlightened understanding or awakening in Buddhism, representing the profound realization of the true nature of reality.
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E.
Bodhi
Bodhi is the charismatic, thrill-seeking surfer and bank robber who serves as the philosophical antagonist to FBI agent Johnny Utah in the film "Point Break."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Śākya Target entity description: Śākya is the ancient clan of northern India and Nepal to which Siddhārtha Gautama, the historical Buddha, belonged.
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A.
Gautama
Gautama is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with founding the Nyaya school of Hindu logic and epistemology.
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B.
Gautama Bai
Gautama Bai was a member of the Holkar royal family of the Maratha Empire, known primarily as the mother-in-law of the famed queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
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C.
Budha
Budha is the Hindu deity associated with the planet Mercury, revered as the god of intellect, communication, and wisdom.
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D.
Bodhi
Bodhi is the enlightened understanding or awakening in Buddhism, representing the profound realization of the true nature of reality.
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E.
Bodhi
Bodhi is the charismatic, thrill-seeking surfer and bank robber who serves as the philosophical antagonist to FBI agent Johnny Utah in the film "Point Break."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient clan
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| associatedSite |
Lumbini
ⓘ
Tilaurakot ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Theravāda Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| associatedWith |
Śākyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
Śākyamuni epithet of the Buddha ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
|
| capital | Kapilavastu ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Koliyas ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient India
ⓘ
linked to:
ancient India
|
| culture | Vedic culture ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| governedBy |
clan assembly
ⓘ
ruling council ⓘ |
| governmentType | oligarchic republic ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Sakya
ⓘ
Śākya ⓘ |
| language |
Magadhi Prakrit
ⓘ
Old Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
linked to:
Old Indo-Aryan
|
| legacy | Śākya surname among modern Buddhist communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kapilavastu
ⓘ
Terai region ⓘ
linked to:
Terai
foothills of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist Jātaka tales
ⓘ
linked to:
Jataka tales
Buddhist Vinaya texts ⓘ Pāli Canon ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
|
| modernDescendants |
Newar Śākyas of Nepal
ⓘ
Śākya communities in northern India ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity | Koliyas ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
Siddhārtha Gautama ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| partOf |
Kosala mahajanapada
ⓘ
linked to:
Kosala kingdom
|
| politicalStatus | vassal clan of Kosala ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
southern Nepal ⓘ |
| religion |
Brahmanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic Hinduism
early Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | birth clan of the Buddha ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari
ⓘ
linked to:
Devanagari script
|
| subgroupOf | Śākyas of Kapilavastu ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
Iron Age South Asia ⓘ
linked to:
Mahajanapada period
|
| transliteration |
Sakya
ⓘ
Shakya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Śākya Description of subject: Śākya is the ancient clan of northern India and Nepal to which Siddhārtha Gautama, the historical Buddha, belonged.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Śākya