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Varanasi, India

Sarnath

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Sarnath in Varanasi, India Varanasi
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About Sarnath

Sarnath is a town in Uttar Pradesh, India, 10 kilometers north of Varanasi, near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers. The Buddhist Sangha was established in Sarnath's deer park, where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dhamma and where Kondanna attained enlightenment.

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