Deer Park

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Deer Park is the historical site at Sarnath near Varanasi, India, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist pilgrimage site
historical site
religious site
associatedEvent Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
surface form: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
associatedWith Buddhism
Five Ascetics
Shakyamuni Buddha
surface form: Gautama Buddha
country India
culturalSignificance important site in Buddhist art and iconography
symbol of the beginning of the Buddhist Sangha
distanceFromVaranasi approximately 10 km to 13 km northeast
event Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
surface form: First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
feature lawns and trees
proximity to Dhamek Stupa
proximity to other Sarnath ruins
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India
hasNameInPali Isipatana
hasNameInSanskrit Mrigadava
Mrigadaya
Rishipattana
surface form: Rishipatana

Rishipattana
heritageDesignation protected monument of national importance in India
linkedSite Sarnath
surface form: Bodh Gaya

Kushinagar
Lumbini
locatedIn India
Sarnath
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi district
near Ganges
surface form: Ganges River

Varanasi
partOf Dhamek Stupa
surface form: Sarnath Buddhist complex
pilgrimageCircuit Buddhist sacred sites in the Gangetic plain
religiousFunction place for meditation
place for teaching the Dharma
religiousTradition Mahayana
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism

Vajrayana
surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism
significance site of Buddha’s first sermon
timeOfFirstSermon shortly after Buddha’s enlightenment at Bodh Gaya
UNESCOTentativeListStatus part of tentative list for World Heritage nomination with Sarnath monuments
visitedBy Buddhist pilgrims
tourists

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Sarnath alsoKnownAs Deer Park