Sakyamuni
or the "Saint Sákya," a name of the founder the Buddhist religion. See BUDDHISM.
SAL (sal), one of the most valuable timber trees of India, Shorea robusta, natural order Dipteraceæ, growing to the height of 100 feet. Extensive forests of it exist in northern India, where it is largely used in carpentry of all kinds, the wood being light brown in color, hard, and uniform in texture. It yields a whitish, aromatic, transparent resin (sometimes called dammar), used to caulk boats and ships, and also for incense. The sal forests are now protected by government.