Question

Name the clan to which Gautama belonged

Answer 1

Siddhartha's caste was the Kshatriya caste (the warrior rulers caste). He belonged to the Sahkya clan and was born in theGautama family. Because of this, he became to be known as Shakyamuni “sage of the Shakyaclan”, which is the most commonname used in the Mahayana literature to refer to the Buddha.

Answer 2

Dear Payal Yadav,  Gautama Buddha belonged to the Kshatriya clan.