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The Chaukhandi Stupa was built during the Gupta period (4th and 5th century CE) and is believed to mark the place where the Buddha first met a group of five ascetics (who were later to become his first disciples). Rectangular in shape, with steps leading upwards, it was decorated with sculptures of the Buddha. The octagonal structure right on top is an addition by a minister's son during the Mughal period, in 1588 CE. Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India, 5th century CE.
鹿野苑顯得氣定神閒。這個靜謐的小鎮，在佛教徒心中，卻有著神聖非凡的地位。曾經佛陀從近三百公里外的菩提迦耶獨行至此，將自己證得的世間正法，第一次傳授給了五位長老比丘。傳承佛法最重要的三寶－－佛、法、僧在這裡初次齊備於人間。六十位初期僧侶從這裡出發，將佛法散播到整片印度大陸上。這裡也是玄奘筆下「區分八界，連垣周堵、層軒重閣，麗窮規矩」的佛法修學中心。……
This gigantic silo-like building is said to mark where Buddha presented his eightfold path to nirvana and has been here since 500 C.E.
The monumental stupa is a sacred place for Buddhists. Buddhists come from all over the world to circle around it, as it is where Buddha delivered his first sermon.
Prayer wheels next to Mulagandhakuti Vihara Buddhist Temple, Sarnath near Varanasi, India. This where the Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma
A Stupa is supposed to look like a haystack - from which it got its name. Inside, completely walled in, are supposed to be relics of the Buddha. To worship, you walk around the stupa clockwise an odd number of times. (We did one!)
Saranath temple is the symbol of communal unity. Specially, people of Hindu, Bodh and Jain religion come to visit this place.
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Buddha - Sarnath _India
Sarnath is a place located 10 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India. The deer park in Sarnath is where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dhamma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna.
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Title : Sarnath
Other title : Sarnath Site (India); Prayer flags
Date : 2000
Current location : Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India
Description of work : Sarnath is "an important Indian Buddhist centre...famed as the location of the Deer Park, the site of the first discourse taught by Buddha after his enlightenment." "Sarnath" A Dictionary of Buddhism. Ed. Damien Keown. Oxford University Press, 2003. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Pennsylvania State University Library - Penn State. 2 September 2008
Description of view : view through a group a hanging prayer flags
Work type : Architecture and Landscape
Style of work : Indian
Culture : Indian
Source : Orland, Brian (copyright Brian Orland)
Date photographed : 2000
Resource type : Image
File format : JPEG, TIFF archived offline
Image size : 1867H X 2886W pixels
Permitted uses : This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.
Collection : Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename : WB2008-0089 Sarnath.jpg
Record ID : WB2008-0089
Copyright holder : Copyright Brian Orland