Sarnath is 13 k from Varanasi - Buddhist holy place
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| This is a Buddhist temple commemorating Buddha's life here where he preached his first sermon |
The story of Buddha's life is depicted on the walls
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| The pilgrim rests :) |
Depiction of Buddha giving sermon to his first 5 disciples
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| Prayer flags and prayer wheels. Next to these is a Bodi (ficus tree). The tree where Buddha became enlightened is in far north of India. A shoot from that was taken to Sri Lanka and one from the tree in Sri Lanka was planted here. Our guide picked up a leaf from it and gave it to me. Pretty special! |
Next to the Buddhist temple and gardens is an archeological site dating to bout 300 BCE where they have uncovered 7 Buddhist monasteries
While Norbert walked around the archeological site I sat with this Tibetan woman
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