Sakya

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Sakya
This articles concerns the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. For information on the ancient Śākya tribe, see Shakya. The Sakya (Tibetan: ས་སྐྱ་) school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug. It is one of the Red Hat sects along with the Nyingma and Kagyu.
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Sakya
Sakya (Sanskrit) A clan in ancient India, with a capital called Kapilavastu. From this clan was descended Siddhartha-Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. Hence the patronymic Sakya, by which he is commonly known.



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Sakya
The Sakya is the clan into which the Buddha was born. "Sakyamuni" means "wise one of the Sakya," which was a title given to the Buddha.

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