Buddhism as a Kenyan heresy

[L.S. Cousins]

Michael Witzel wrote:

>* Skt. zaakya  (Pali sakya is a longer story!) is normal Vrddhi derivative
>from zaka. Thus more than 2 consonants in common with the N.Ir. Saka (~
>Skt. zaka)

Actually, I think it is the other way round. An originally Middle
Indian name Sakka was subsequently Sanskritized to "Saakya and later
Pali Sakya, perhaps under the influence of the Iranian term at a
rather late date.

Lance Cousins

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