Sarnath & Varanasi (holy cities) - India

Описание: Sarnath & Varanasi (holy cities) - India
The deer park in Sarnath is where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma. Isipatana is mentioned by the Buddha as one of the four places of pilgrimage which his devout followers should visit. Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (The Setting in Motion of the Wheel of Dharma) which was his first teaching after attaining enlightenment, in which he taught the four noble truths and the teachings associated with it. This sutta also introduces the Buddhist concepts of the middle way, impermanence, and dependent origination.
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Varanasi known at various times in history as Kashi (City of Life) and Benares, this is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities and is regarded as one of Hinduism's seven holy cities. Pilgrims come to the ghats lining the River Ganges here to wash away a lifetime of sins in the sacred waters or to cremate their loved ones. It's a particularly auspicious place to die, since expiring here offers moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death), making Varanasi the beating heart of the Hindu universe.
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