![]() ![]() In 12th century's end Sarnath was sacked by Turkish Muslims. The presence of images of Heruka and Tara indicate that Vajrayana Buddhism was also practiced here. Sarnath became a major center of the Sammatiya school of Buddhism, one of the Nikaya or Hinayana schools. When Hsuan Tsang visited from China in the 7th century, he found 30 monasteries and 3000 monks living at Sarnath. By the 3rd century Sarnath had become an important center for the arts, which reached its zenith during the Gupta period (4th-6th century AD). Buddhism flourished in Sarnath as part because of the support of kings and wealthy merchants based in nearby Varanasi. The Great Teacher Buddha spent the rainy season in Sarnath at the Mulagandhakuti vihara. The great Buddha's central teaching after his enlightenment centered on the Four Noble Truths which concerns about the meaning of life and even the Noble Eightfold Path which is concerned about the right way to live. Other Stupas in Sarnath include the Anattalakhana Sutta and the Saccavibhanga Sutta. The people visit Sarnath to pay homage to the great teacher and to attain spiritual perfection.īuddha's first ever discourse, delivered here at Sarnath, is known in Pali as the Dhammacakkhapavathana Sutta. Sarnath in Varnasi is one of the holiest sites that attract the people from all over the world. In 1836, this place was rediscovered and excavated. In 640 AD, the Chinese scholar Huien Tsang who visited Sarnath wrote about the splendour of the city. ![]() The great Emperor Ashoka erected magnificent stupas and structures in Sarnath. Sarnath gradually became one of the great centres of Buddhism. The sermon is known as Dhammachakkapavattana or setting in motions the Wheel of Law in Buddhism. Lord Buddha preached his first sermon at a deer park. Sarnath has been a world famous Buddhist site in Varanasi. ![]()
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