14. Q. What was the Buddha's real name then?
A. SIDDHĀRTHA was his royal name, and GAUTAMA, or GOTAMA, his family name. He was Prince of Kapilavāstu and belonged to the illustrious family of the Okkāka, of the Solar race.
15. Q. Who were his father and mother?
A. King Suddhodana and Queen Māyā, called Mahā Māyā.
16. Q. What people did this King reign over?
A. The Sākyas; an Aryan tribe of Kshattriyas.
17. Q. Where was Kapilavāstu?
A. In India, one hundred miles north-east of the City of Benares, and about forty miles from the Himalaya mountains. It is situated in the Nepāl Terai. The city is now in ruins.
18. Q. On what river?
A. The Rohīnī, now called the Kohana.