HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Mahaparinirvana
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Mahamastabhisheka
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Mahabhiniskraman
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Dharmachakrapravartan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Buddha’s first discourse is called the Dhammacakkappavattana sutta (The Discourse of the Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma). The Buddha gave this discourse to his five former companions at the Deer Park in Isipatana near Benares on the Āsālha-full moon day (July), two months after his enlightenment.
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: -Description. The sculpture depicts the Buddha giving the famous “Sermon in the Deer Park” at Sarnath, where the Buddha initiated his teachings, which are recorded on the Pali Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta.
Detailed explanation-4: -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. This event is known as Dharma-Chakra-Pravartana (turning of the wheel of law).