释迦族
释迦族（梵语天城文： शाक्य，Sakya），古印度的一个种族，约在西元前一千年出现，居住地位于古印度东部、接近今尼泊尔地方的一个小部落，「佛陀」释迦牟尼出生于此。西元前6世纪至5世纪间，释迦族形成自己的小型城邦，都城设于迦毘罗卫城，依附于憍萨罗国。佛陀在世时迦毘罗卫城为毘琉璃王所灭，释迦族参与了佛陀入灭后的八王分舍利。
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The Shakya were a clan of the Vedic period (1750–500 BCE). The name Śākya is derived from the Sanskrit word śakya, which means "the one who is capable".
The Shakyas formed an independent republican state known as the Śākya Gaṇarājya. The Shakya capital was Kapilavastu, which may have been located either in Tilaurakot, Nepal or Piprahwa, India.