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    Name the clan Buddha belonged to

    A)  Gnathrika                    

    B)  Maurya

    C)  Shakya           

    D)  Koliya             

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Siddhartha?s caste was the Kshatriya. He belonged to the Shakya clan and was born in the royal family. His father was Suddhodana and his mother was Maya. Because of this, he was known as Shakyamum "sage of the Shakya clan", which is the most common name used in the Mahayana literature to refer to the Buddha.


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