Sarnath
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Varanasi | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 23 ' N , 83 ° 1' E | ||
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Sarnath ( Hindi सारनाथ IAST Sārnāth ) is a place in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India , 10 kilometers north of Varanasi . After his enlightenment , Siddhartha Gautama taught the Dharma and founded the Sangha in the Sarnath Wildlife Park . The monk Kondanna achieved his enlightenment here. Along with Bodhgaya , Kapilavastu and Kushinagar , Sarnath is one of the four most important Buddhist pilgrimage destinations.
meaning
After Siddhartha Gautama achieved his enlightenment in Bodhgaya 45 BBE (589/525 BC), he preached the so-called Four Noble Truths (these contain the eightfold path to Nirvana ) for the first time in the wildlife park (Migadaya) in Sarnath and thus founded the Buddhism . (M. 141, Saccavibhanga Sutta)
The five former companions from the years of strict asceticism (Kondanna, Bhaddiya, Vappa, Mahanama and Assaji) were ordained as monks ( Bhikkhu ) by the Buddha on this occasion , thus establishing the Buddhist order ( Sangha ).
The archaeological survey of India excavations since the early 19th century established Sarnath as one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Buddhists from all over the world. Remains of stupas , monasteries and one of the pillars of the Ashoka bear witness to the importance of the place up to its destruction in the 12th century.
Attractions
In Sarnath there is a gazelle park, several Buddhist temples, two ancient stupas , numerous monastery ruins, parts of an Ashoka column , an archaeological museum , several modern temples and the Central Institute for Tibetan Studies.
literature
- Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni: Guide to the Buddhist Ruins of Sarnath with a Plan of Excavations and Five Photographic Plates , Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi 1922.
- Reprint: Antiquarian Book House, Delhi / Varanasi 1982–83.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nandini Majumdar: Banaras: Walks through India's Sacred City . 1st edition. Roli Books Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi 2014, ISBN 978-81-7436-916-1 , pp. 158 .
- ↑ Nandini Majumdar: Banaras: Walks through India's Sacred City . 1st edition. Roli Books Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi 2014, ISBN 978-81-7436-916-1 , pp. 156 ff .
