Khattiya
Khattiya，[der．fr．khatta=kṣatra “having possessions”； Sk．kṣatriya] pl．Nom．also khattiyāse J．III，441．A shortened form is khatya J．VI，397．-- f．khattiyā A．III，226--229，khattī D．I．193，and khattiyī．A member of one of the clans or tribes recognised as of Aryan descent．To be such was to belong to the highest social rank．The question of such social divisions in the Buddha’s time is discussed in Dialogues I．97--107； and it is there shown that whenever they are referred to in lists the khattiyas always come first．Khattiyo seṭṭho jane tasmiṁ D．I，199=II．97=M．I，358=S．I，153，II．284．This favourite verse is put into the mouth of a god； and he adds that whoever is perfect in wisdom and righteousness is the best of all．On the social prestige of the khattiyas see further M．II，150--157； III，169； A．II，86； S．I，71，93； Vin．IV，6--10．On the religious side of the question D．III，82； 93； M．I，149，177； II，84； S．I，98．Wealth does not come into consideration at all．Only a very small percentage of the khattiyas were wealthy in the opinion of that time and place．Such are referred to at S．I，15．All kings and chieftains were khattiyas D．I，69，136； III，44，46，61； A．I，106； III，299； IV，259．Khattiyas are called rājāno Dhp 294，quoted Netti 165．
--âbhiseka the inauguration of a king A．I，107，108 （of the crown-prince）=A．II，87； --kaññā a maid of khattiya birth J．I，60； III，394； --kula a khattiya clan，a princely house，Vin．II，161 （w．ref．to Gotama’s descent）； III，80； --parisā the assembly of the khattiyas； as one of the four parisās （kh°，brāhmaṇa°，gahapati°，samaṇa） at Vin．I，227； A．II，133； as the first one of the eight （1--4 as above，Cātummahārājika°，Tāvatiṁsa°，Māra°，Brahma°） at M．I，72=D．III，260； --mahāsāla “the wealthy khattiya” （see above II．1） D．III，258，etc．； --māyā “the magic of the noble” DhA．I，166； --vaṁsa aristocratic descent DA．I，267； --sukhumāla a tender，youthful prince （of the Tathāgata：buddha°，kh°） DhA．I，5．（Page 232）