SARNATH: WHERE BUDDHA FIRST PREACHED

Nestled near the bustling city of Varanasi, Sarnath stands as a sacred site for Buddhists worldwide. Here, in this, Lord Buddha proclaimed his teachings after attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. It is here that he gave his first sermon, the Dharmachakra Pravartanana, which marked the birth of Buddhism as a philosophy. Sarnath's monasterie