General Knowledge - Indian History - Discussion

Please explain to me.

Gautami Prajapati was not dai maa. She was the sister of Mahamaya Siddhartha's mother. Buddha's mother was Koliya dynasty and princess of Devdaha.

Gautam Buddha or king Siddhartha belonged saka clan. He was a Kshatriya and left his kingdom at an age of 29. He was born in 567 bc at lumbini in Nepal. He died at an age of 80 at Kushinagar. He attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya (in Bihar) under a pipal tree.

Buddha's father was an elected ruler of republic of Shakyas and his mother was the princes from lichchhavi tribe.

Buddha's father was the leader of Shakya tribe. And Buddha was also called as Shakya muni.

Gautam prajapati was like a dai maa who groomed Buddha in his childhood. He got his name Gautam from her dai maa. And later she was the the first female monk of Buddhism.

What is the relation between siddharth and gautam prajapati?

But Buddha's mother belongs to Licchavi dynasty.

Siddhartha and Gautam Buddha are one and the same. Siddhartha was Buddha's Childhood name.

What is the relation between Siddhartha and Gautam buddha?

Shakya is a Suryavanshi Kshatriya clan of Hindu religion in India. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word sakya which means capable, able.

The Sakyas formed an independent republican state, known as Sakya Ganarajya. The Sakya capital was Kapilavastu present-day Nepal, lies near to the border of present-day Uttar Pradesh state of India. This system of administration is adopted by the Constitution of India which identifies India as a republican state or Ganatantra (republic).

The most famous Shakya was the prince Siddhartha Shakya (ca. 600 BCE) who was the founder of Buddhism and came to be known as Gautama Buddha. Siddhartha was the son of Suddhodana.