page_title: Refuge (Buddhism)
hierarchical_section_title: Refuge (Buddhism)
caption_attribution_description: English: Statue of Gautama Buddha delivering his first sermon in the deer park at Sarnath, Varanasi. He preached the four noble truths, the middle path and Eighfold path. In the statue, he is seated cross-legged (Padmasana i.e. Lotus position) with his right hand turning the Dharmachakra, resting on the Triratna symbol flanked on either side by a deer. He is surrounded by five Bhikkhus (Buddhist monks) with shaven heads. In the background, Vajrapani and other attendants, including probably princes are seen. Statue on display at the Prince of Wales museum in Mumbai.
context_page_description: Buddhists take refuge in the Three Jewels or Triple Gem.
  The Three Jewels are:
  The Buddha, the fully enlightened one
  The Dharma, the teachings expounded by the Buddha
  The Sangha, the monastic order of Buddhism that practice Dharmas.
  Refuge is common to all major schools of Buddhism. Pali texts employ the Brahmanical motif of a group of three refuges, as found in Rig Veda 9.97.47, Rig Veda 6.46.9 and Chandogya Upanishad 2.22.3-4.
  The chant goes in the ancient Pali language goes:
  Buddham saranam gacchami. “I take refuge in the Buddha.”
  Dhammam saranam gacchami. “I take refuge in the Dharma.”
  Sangham saranam gacchami. “I take refuge in the Sangha.”
context_section_description: Buddhists take refuge in the Three Jewels or Triple Gem (also known as the "Three Refuges").
  The Three Jewels are:
  The Buddha, the fully enlightened one
  The Dharma, the teachings expounded by the Buddha
  The Sangha, the monastic order of Buddhism that practice Dharmas.
  Refuge is common to all major schools of Buddhism.  Pali texts employ the Brahmanical motif of a group of three refuges, as found in Rig Veda 9.97.47, Rig Veda 6.46.9 and Chandogya Upanishad 2.22.3-4.
  The chant goes in the ancient Pali language goes:
  Buddham saranam gacchami. “I take refuge in the Buddha.”
  Dhammam saranam gacchami. “I take refuge in the Dharma.”
  Sangham saranam gacchami. “I take refuge in the Sangha.”
caption: Gautama Buddha delivering his first sermon in the deer park at Sarnath, Varanasi with his right hand turning the Dharmachakra, resting on the Triratna symbol flanked on either side by a deer. Statue on display at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai.
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