At which of the following places did the Buddhist event known as 'Dhammachakrapravattan' take place?

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  1. Lumbini
  2. Kushinagar
  3. Bodh Gaya
  4. Sarnath

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Option 4 : Sarnath
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The correct answer is Sarnath.

  • Buddha gave his first preaching at Sarnath and this act is called Dhammachakkapavattan.
  • Buddha left home at the age of 29 to become a preacher.

Key Points

  • The idea of renunciation came to him by the four states of man that are sick man, old man, a corpse, and ascetic.
  • He roamed for seven years and at the age of 35, he attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya.
  • Then he gave his first sermon at Sarnath.
  • He died in 483 BC in Kushinagar. 

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