Sarnath

Sarnath (also known as Deer Park, Sarangnath, Isipatana Deer Park, Rishipattana, Migadaya, or Mrigadava) is a town northeast of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India. As the Lalitavistara sutra states, the Gautama Buddha chose "Deer Park by the Hill of the Fallen Sages, outside of Varanasi" for his first teaching after he attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya. The teaching is entitled Dhammacakkappavattana sutra. Sarnath is one of the eight most important pilgrimage sites for Buddhists, and has been nominated to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

capital of a column of Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933)

Buddhist text

stupa at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India

buddhist stupa in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

archaeological museum in Saranath

5th-century sculpture from Sarnath, India