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Sarnath

American  
[sahr-naht] / ˈsɑr nɑt /

noun

  1. an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage center in N India, near Varanasi: Buddha's first sermon preached here; many ancient Buddhist monuments.


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To survive, Little India must also retain longtime customers like Sarnath Chattaraj.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2022

There had been viharas, or monasteries, that stretched across the Indian mainland, from Sarnath in the north to Nagapattinam, deep in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

From New York Times • May 11, 2020

This Mumbai gallery went for an intentionally quiet presentation, compared to the screaming visuals elsewhere, with the acclaimed artist and graphic novelist Sarnath Banerjee.

From New York Times • May 14, 2015

But India's principal celebrations will take place in four sacred places: Lumbini. where Buddha was born; Bodh Gaya, where he achieved enlightenment; Sarnath, where he preached his first sermon; Kushinara, where he died.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Sarnath Edict he speaks not only as a Buddhist but as head of the Church.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

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