GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did the Buddha deliver the maximum number of his semons?
A
Kushinagar
B
Sarnath
C
Sravasti
D
Vaisali
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As the maximum number of disciples of Gautam buddha were from the kingdom of Kosala. Buddha delivered his maximum number of sermons at Shravasti, the capital of the kingdom of Kosala.

Detailed explanation-2: -After his enlightenment the Buddha preached his First Sermon Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta or ‘Turning the Wheel of Dhamma’ to five ascetics, who had previously been his companions, in the deer park near Varanasi on the eve of Saturday, the full moon day of July.

Detailed explanation-3: -It marks the day on which Lord Buddha gave his first sermon on the Four Noble Truths to his first five disciples in the Deer Park at Sarnath, more than 2500 years ago, after attaining enlightenment.

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