The Buddha during WAR (video)

Facts To Know, YouTube, July 7, 2020; Dhr. Seven, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Massacre of the Buddha's family clan

The fruit of the bad deeds (unskillful karma) the Shakyian (Scythian) Clan planted led to their later destruction. King Vidudabha (Virudhka)* was enraged by his humiliation and vowed to bathe their three seasonal capitals, Kapilavastu [Bamiyan, Kabul, and Mes Aynak], in their own blood.

The Saka or Shakya were Scythians

He razed Kapilavastu as he massacred the Shakyas after Prince Siddhartha had renounced the throne and left heading East on a spiritual quest. Young and old, men and women, all were killed. This tragic war happened during the latter years of the Buddha's life.

• "Who was this crazed warrior? King Viḍūḍabha (Sanskrit Virūḍhaka) of Kosala during the Buddha's life, was the son of Prasenajit and Vāsavakhattiyā, the daughter of a proud Shakyian chieftain named Mahānāma by the slave girl Nāgamundā [1, 2]. He grew up to be handsome and healthy and curious about his grandfather (Mahānāma) and grandmother (Nāgamundā). But his mother, Vāsavakhattiyā, kept preventing him from visiting them in Shakya Land. But one day she finally gave in. In Shakya Land, he did not receive the warm welcome he expected (because the Shakyians viewed him as the son of a slave girl). He was terribly offended when he learned about his mother's true identity and their treatment, so much so that he vowed revenge [3]. More

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• A more accurate account from Dr. Ranajit Pal