abstract:Shakya (Sanskrit: , Devanagari: शाक्य, : ) is a Suryavanshi as per Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch.12] : The Dynasty of Kusha, the Son of Lord Ramacandra : TEXT 14 Shakyas belong to the dynasty of lord Rama (remember that Rama was Suryavanshi Kshatriya, and obviously he was a Hindu) An exact sentence derived----> "From Sanijaya will come Sakya, from Sakya will come Suddhoda, and from Suddhoda will come Langala i.
Sincehis father was of the Shakyaclan, after he became enlightened, Siddhartha was respectfully referred to as Shakyamuni (the sageof the Shakya clan).