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Kapilavastu was an ancient city in the eastern Gangetic plains of Indian subcontinent which was the capital of the clan gaṇasaṅgha or "republic" of the Shakyas in the late Iron Age, around the 6th and 5th centuries BC.
Oct 14, 2020 · Kapilavastu (“Place of Kapila”) is the name of the city where Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha, l. c. 563-483 BCE) grew up and lived for the first 29 years of his life before leaving to pursue the spiritual path which led to his enlightenment. The city is thought to have been named in honor of the sage Kapila.
- Joshua J. Mark
Shakya (Pāḷi: Sakya; Sanskrit: शाक्य, romanized: Śākya) was an ancient clan of the northeastern region of South Asia, whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The Shakyas were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), also known as the Shakya Republic.
Just 27 kilometres west of Lumbini, in today’s Tilaurakot, exists the remains of a fortified city widely identified as Kapilavastu, the ancient capital of the Sakya clan. Historical texts describe Kapilavastu as a bustling city full of palaces and groves.
Kapilavastu (P. Kapilavatthu; T. ser skya'i gzhi སེར་སྐྱའི་གཞི་; C. jiapiluowei) was the capital of the Shakya clan in Ancient India. According to tradition, Kapilavastu was the childhood home of Siddartha Gautama, the future Buddha.
May 4, 2017 · It is the kingdom of King Suddhodhan of the Sakya clan – to whom Gautam Buddha was born. It is disputed if Tilaurakot in Nepal or Piprawah on the Indian side of the border is the real Kapilavastu of the time of Buddha.
It was in the ancient city of Kapilavastu that Prince Siddhartha was raised from his birth until the age of 29. This was the capital of the ancient Sakya Kingdom, where the prince was treated to a lavish life of luxury – a way of life that he would ultimately reject to begin his spiritual journey.
