Sarnath is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, about 30km from the city of Varanasi (Benares). From Bidhgaya the distance is about 250km.
Sarnath , Place of the Buddha's First Sermon, after spending seven weeks at the seven places in Bodhgaya following his enlightenment , The Buddha was undecided about teaching the Dharma to others as he realized that it was profound and hard to discover, and others would not understand Him.
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| Brahma Sahampati (大梵天人) |
According to the Buddhist scripture, it was Brahma
Sahampati (大梵天人) who entreated the Buddha to teach the world about Dharma.
Initially Buddha hesitated to preach the principal
of Dharma teaching that as He realized that it was profound and hard to discover, and others would not understand Him. But Brahma
Sahampati insisted as in this way the doctrine of Dharma will spread
amongst the lay peoples, and pleaded with Him to teach the Dharma otherwise the world would be lost.The Blessed one listened to Brahma Sahampati's pleading and decided to go to Benares to peach to the five Ascetics, namely: Kondanna, Vappa, Bhaddiya, Mahanama and Assaji, who had served him for 6 years but left Buddha abandoned the path of self-mortification.
Finally Buddha agreed to spread the Dharma.
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