GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Birth of Buddha
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The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
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Nirvana
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Dharmachakra Pravartana . After 49 consecutive days of meditation, Gautama attained Bodhi (enlightenment) under a pipal tree at Bodhgaya a village in Bihar. Buddha gave his first sermon in the village of Sarnath, near the city of Benares in UP.
Detailed explanation-2: -A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath, north of Bodhgaya, where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior.
Detailed explanation-3: -Buddha, after gaining enlightenment, remained under the Bodhi tree for another seven weeks, after which he travelled to Sarnath and delivered his first sermon at the Deer Park. This event is recorded in history as the ‘Dharma Chakra Pravartana’, or ‘Turning of the Wheel of Law.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon to the five monks called the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta.