WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mahakasyapa. Mahakasyapa was known for his ascetic practices. After Lord Buddha attained final nirvana, he along other 500 disciples assembled Buddha’s Suttas and became the leadership of Sangha. And he became the first man who directly preached about the teachings and sutras of Buddha.

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: -Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ("the awakened"), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. Statue of the Buddha, preaching his first sermon at Sarnath.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Buddha was once living in the Deer Park at the Resort of Seers (Isipatana) near Baranasi Forest. And that is where he gave his first sermon to the group of five monks.