Sarnath
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Pilgrimage sites |
|---|
| Four main sites |
| Four additional sites |
| Other sites |
|
Sarnath is a town located 10 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Deer Park in Sarnath is where Buddha Shakyamuni gave his first teaching, which is recorded in The Discourse That Sets Turning the Wheel of Truth (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta). Sarnath is thus considered one of the most sacred sites in Buddhism.[1]
Sarnath is one of the four main pilgrimage sites for Buddhist pilgrims.
- Further reading
Sarnath, Wikipedia
Notes
- ↑ Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. Sarnath