A Prince Dies (The Great Demise of Buddha)
Dharmananda Kosambi in his book “Bhagawan Buddha” has written that the Sakyas and Buddha belonged to Aditya clan who were of solar origin. Sakyas belonged to the Aditya clan. As quoted in Suttanipata, Buddha himself has said the following: “Adichcha nama gottena Sakiya nama jatiya Tamhakula pabbajitomhi na kame abhipatthayam” Suttanipata Translated into English it …