WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Sarnath is where, circa 528 BCE, at 35 years of age, Gautama Buddha taught his first sermon after attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. It is also where the Buddhist sangha first came into existence as a result of the enlightenment of his first five disciples (Kaundinya, Assaji, Bhaddiya, Vappa and Mahanama).

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Sarnath. Sarnath is a sacred place of Buddhism, as the Buddha gave his first sermon here after attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. The event is known in Buddhist texts as dharmachakra-pravartan, the ‘turning of the wheel of law’.