Name the clan Buddha belonged to

A. Gnathrika

B. Maurya

C. Shakya

D. Kuru

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The Buddha was born into a noble family of the kshatriya varna in Lumbini, Nepal in 563 BCE. He was called Siddhartha Gautama in his childhood. His father was king Suddhodana, leader of the Shakya clan in what was the growing state of Kosala, and his mother was queen Maya Devi.