The Doctrine of Awakening - 1

The historical Siddhartha was a prince of the Sakya, a ksatriya (belonging to the warrior caste), an "ascetic fighter" who opened a path by himself with his own strength. Thus Evola emphasizes the "aristocratic" character of primitive Buddhism, which he defines as having the "presence in it of a viril and warrior strength ("the lion's roar" is a designation of Buddha's proclamation) that is applied to a nonmaterial and atemporal plane..."