Sakya

Sakya, or Shaka, is a recurring demon in the series.
==History==
, also known as Sakyamuni, Siddhārtha Gautama, or simply the Buddha, was an ascetic and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. His mother is , the name is originated from the Hindu concept of illusion, Maya. "" is one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in , now in modern-day , sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. After Buddhism started to become prominent, Hinduism began to regard him as an avatar of Vishnu.
In the Chinese epic , the Buddha imprisons the protagonist Sun Wukong after he defied the Heavens.
==Appearances==
*Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Hierophant Arcana
*Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Hierophant Arcana, as Shaka
==Profile==
===Persona 2: Innocent Sin===
Sakya appears as a randomly-appearing boss in the second door of the Abandoned Factory. Defeating him causes him to drop his Material Card, Buddha's Words, allowing him to be summoned in the Velvet Room.
===Persona 2: Eternal Punishment===
Sakya appears in the last part of Tatsuya's Scenario and resides at the Tower of Perseverance inside Kadath Mandala. Asking the party what the self means to people and to Maya who shares his mother's name. He speaks humbly to the party and gives them the Trapezohedron of Perseverance after asking them to spread the enlightening teachings of Buddhism.
In the main scenario, his Material Card can be obtained by defeating him in Room 2 of the Bomb Shelter.
==Stats==
===Persona 2: Innocent Sin===
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==Gallery==
Buddhas Words IS.png|Sakya's Material Card, Buddha's Words
Shaka Persona 2 EPP Tatsuya's Scenario.png|Sakya in Eternal Punishment PSP, Tatsuya's Scenario
==Trivia==
* The name of Sakya's Material Card in the Japanese and Eternal Punishment English versions, "Yuiga Dokuson" () is part of the first phrase he ever spoke when he just had been born. The whole phrase is "天上天下 唯我為尊 三界皆苦 吾當安之" which can be loosely translated as "above the heaven and below the heaven, I am the only one of utmost dignity. Adversity plagues the (three realms), I shall be their savior."
Category:Buddhist Mythology
Category:Historical Figures