Best place to visit near Varanasi|Exploring India|Sarnath | Budget trip [2024] সারনাথ| Travel Guide|

Описание: Sarnath (also referred to as Deer Park, Sarangnath, Isispatana, Rishipattana, Migadaya, or Mrigadava)is a town located 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) northeast of Varanasi, near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India. According to the Latitavistra sutra, the Gautama Buddha chose "Deer Park by the Hill of the Fallen Sages, outside of Varanasi"  for the location of his first teachings of Buddhism, known as the Dhammacakkappavattana sutra, after he attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya It is one of eight most important pilgrimage sites for Buddhists, and has been nominated to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The sites of the greatest importance to Buddhist pilgrims include:

The Dhamek stupa is considered to mark the location of the Buddha's first teaching. Scholars believe that the name of the stupa might be a combination of the words 'Dharma Chakra', which means Turning the Wheel of Dharma.  A reliquary stupa was built on the site after the Buddha's passing, and then likely modified by Ashoka who was recorded as changing the stupa while he was gathering and redistributing the Buddha's relics. Its inner chambers had held reliquaries.
.The Dharmarajika Stupa is one of the few pre-Ashokan stupas remaining at Sarnath, although only the foundations remain. It has been the subject of extensive depredations and archaeological excavations, from the late 18th through the early 20th century.
The Ashokan pillar erected here was broken during the invasions of the 12th century but many of the pieces remain at the original location. The pillar was originally surmounted by the Lion capital of Ashoka , which in turn served as the base of a large 32-spoke sandstone Wheel of Dharma. The lion capital and the wheel of dharma, presently on display at the Sarnath Archeological museum , now symbolize the modern state of India. Both of these appear on the emblem of the Supreme court of India, and the wheel of dharma is incorporated in the flag of.
The ruins of the ancient Mulagandha Kuty Vihar mark the place where the Buddha spent his first rainy season. This was the main temple later marked by the presence of the Ashokan pillar at the front. The sandstone sculpture of Buddha preaching his first  Sermon was found in the vicinity. The contemporary Mulagandha Kuty Vihara, dating from the 1930s, currently holds the bone relics of the Buddha.

The Dharma Chakra Jina Vihar, a massive monastery and living characters of monks believed to have been constructed or restored in the mid-12th century at the behest of Kumaradevi, a wife of Govinda chandra

The Chaukhandi stupa, located  outside of Deer Park, commemorates the place where the Buddha reunited his first five disciples Kaundiya, Assaji, Bhaddiya, Vappa, and Mahanama. It is capped with an octagonal brick tower that was erected as a memorial to Emperor Humayun by his son Akbar.

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