Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at?
Buddhism-Jainism-Question 1
Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on indian history of Buddhism and Jainism.
❓1.Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at
A. Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh
B. Nalanda in Bihar
C. Bodhgaya in Bihar
D. None of these
Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh
Note: After achieving enlightenment, Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at the Deer park in Sarnath in Uttarpradesh.
🔑Key Points
✔Buddha gave the First Sermon at Sarnath in 11th century in a deer forest at Sarnath, north of Bodhgaya, where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior.
✔His real name was Siddharth.
✔Gautama Buddha, known by his other names Siddhattha Gotama or Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha Shakyamuni.
✔He is regarded as the founder of the world religion of Buddhism.
✔Gautama was born in Lumbini (c. 563 BCE), now in modern-day Nepal, and raised in Kapilavastu.
✔His father was king ,Suddhodana, leader of the Shakya clan in what was the growing state of Kosala, and his mother was queen Maya.
✔He was raised by his mother's younger sister, Mahapajapati Gotami, after his mother died just seven days after childbirth.
✔His wife was Yashodhara and son is Rahula. Both Yashodhara and Rāhula later became disciples of Buddha.
✔He left his home at the age of 29, this was his Mahabhiniskramana.
✔At the age of 35, He obtained his enlightenment(nirvana) in Bodh Gaya(Uruvella) under a peepal tree near the bank of river Niranjana after 49 days of continuous meditation.
✔He gave his first sermon in Sarnath to his five disciples.This is known as Dharmachakra Pravartana.
✔The Pali text reports that after the first sermon, the ascetic Kondanna (Kaundinya) became the first arahant (liberated being) and the first Buddhist bhikkhu or monastic.
✔He died in 483 BC at Kushinagar. This is known as Mahaparinirvana.
*This Question is a part of previous year paper gk questions on Buddhism-Jainism.
References
1.Buddha | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy-wikipedia2.Buddha-founder-of-Buddhism-Britannica Online Encyclopedia
3.Gautama Buddha-wikipedia
4.Family_of Gautama Buddha-wikipedia
5.NCERT Text Books.
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