Sarnath | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-01-09

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarnath


00:00:52 1 Origin of names
00:02:44 2 History
00:02:53 2.1 Gautama Buddha at Isipatana
00:06:14 2.2 Isipatana after the Buddha
00:08:45 2.3 Discovery of Isipatana
00:09:12 2.4 Legendary characteristics of Isipatana
00:10:20 3 Jainism
00:11:14 4 Current features of Isipatana
00:13:31 5 Modern-day pilgrimage to Sarnath
00:14:10 6 In English literature
00:14:49 7 Image gallery
00:14:59 8 See also



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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 Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna.  
Singhpur, a village approximately one kilometre away from the site, was the birthplace of Shreyansanath, the Eleventh Tirthankara of Jainism. A temple dedicated to him, is an important pilgrimage site.
Also referred to as Isipatana, this city is mentioned by the Buddha as one of the four places of pilgrimage to which his devout followers should visit. It was also the site of the Buddha's Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, which was his first teaching after attaining enlightenment, in which he taught the four noble truths and the teachings associated with it.