Shakyamuni Buddha

Glossary

An epithet used for the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who lived sometime between the fourth to sixth century BCE. From the Sanskrit word shakyamuni, meaning “Sage of the Shakyas”; the epithet refers to the aristocratic birth clan of the Buddha, the Shakyas, who inhabited the area comprising present-day southern Nepal and northern India.

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Shakyamuni Buddha%newline%An epithet used for the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who lived sometime between the fourth to sixth century BCE. From the Sanskrit word shakyamuni, meaning “Sage of the Shakyas”; the epithet refers to the aristocratic birth clan of the Buddha, the Shakyas, who inhabited the area comprising present-day southern Nepal and northern India.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Shakyamuni Buddha”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/shakyamuni-buddha/
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Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Shakyamuni Buddha. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/shakyamuni-buddha/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)