SHAKYAMUNI/ GAUTAMA BUDDHA OIL VARNISHED ORIGINAL TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING

The Shakya were believed to be descendants of the ancient Vedic sage Gautama Maharishi. Siddhartha Gautama, later known as Shakyamuni Buddha, was born in Nepal around the 5th or 6th century BCE. His life, although historically supported, is shrouded in legend.