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Sarnath

Sarnath (also known as Deer Park, Sarangnath, Isipatana Deer Park, Rishipattana, Migadaya, or Mrigadava) is a town northeast of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was here that the Buddha gave his first sermon after attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. The Lion Capital of Ashoka, raised on a column in Sarnath in 250 BCE by the first Buddhist emperor…

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Area
8.05 ha
Buffer zone
72.2 ha
Country
India
Criteria
Cultural: iii, vi
District
Varanasi
Inscription
2026 (48th Session)

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related to Cited works · 266
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related to Modern places of worship · 46
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related to Gallery · 43
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related to Late 12th century: the destruction of Sarnath · 33
Sarnath → Afghanistan, All, Along, Battle, Bihar, Buddhism, Buddhist, By, CE, Chandawar, Din Aibak, Gahadavala, Ghaznavids, Ghazni, Ghor, Ghor's, Ghurid, India, Indian, Jayachandra
related to 18th century: rediscovery and looting · 32
Sarnath → Bodh Gaya, Bodhisattva, Brahminical, British, Buddhists, Burma, By, CE, Dhamek Stupa, Europeans, Few Buddhists, Gangetic Plains, Ghurids, Greek-inspired, He, Hindu, Hodges, However, In, India
related to 19th century: more looting and early archeological excavations · 31
Sarnath → Alexander Cunningham, Archaeological Survey, Asiatic Society, Based, Bengal, Bengal Engineer Group, British Army, British East India Company, Buddha Kashi, Buddha's, By, Chinese Buddhist, Colin Mackenzie, Cunningham, Dhamek Stupa, Dharmarajika Stupa, Director-General, Duncan, During, Faxian
related to 8th – 12th centuries CE · 23
Sarnath → Although, Asia, Bodh Gaya, Buddhism, Buddhist, During, For, Gahadavala, Hindu, Indian, Inscriptions, Jagaddala, King Govindachandra, Nalanda, Odantapuri, Pala, Pithipati, Queen Kumaradevi, Somapura, The Palas
related to Present day · 20
Sarnath → According, Ashoka, British East India's, Buddha, Buddhists, Certain, Chaukhandi Stupa, Consequently, Cultural Organization, Digha Nikaya, During, In, Jains, Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Scientific, Sutta, The, UNESCO, United Nations Educational, World Heritage Sites
related to 5th century BCE – 6th century CE · 19
Sarnath → BCE, Brahma, Buddhism, Buddhist, By, CE, Dhamek Stupa, Heruka, Hindu, Jain, Mahajanapadas, Maurya Empire, Nanda Empire, Sammatiya, Shiva, Tara, The, Vajrayana, Varanasi
related to As a Jain pilgrimage site · 18
Sarnath → According, Bodisattva, Dhamek Stupa, It, Jain, Jainism, Jains, Located, Sametshikhar, Sarnath Jain Tirth, Shreyansanatha, Shreyanshnath Jain Temple, Shri Digamber Jain Temple, Simhapuri, Singhpur, The, This Sanskrit, Varanasi

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india buddha first stupa buddhist isbn varanasi temple located sites buddhism jain also century ce deer dhamek vihara site according

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SarnathArea8.05 ha1.00infobox
SarnathBuffer zone72.2 ha1.00infobox
SarnathCountryIndia1.00infobox
SarnathCriteriaCultural: iii, vi1.00infobox
SarnathDistrictVaranasi1.00infobox
SarnathInscription2026 (48th Session)1.00infobox
SarnathOfficial nameAncient Buddhist Site of Sarnath1.00infobox
SarnathReference9271.00infobox
SarnathStateUttar Pradesh1.00infobox
SarnathTime zoneUTC+5:301.00infobox
Sarnath• LocalBhojpuri1.00infobox
Sarnath• Total11,0001.00infobox

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