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Sarnath

Isipatana
India500 BCE1000 CEMauryan — Gupta25.39, 83.01
About the site

Place of the Buddha's first sermon. The Dhamek Stupa marks the spot where he turned the wheel of Dharma.

Principal findings
  • iDhamek Stupa
  • iiAshokan Pillar
  • iiiMonastery ruins
  • ivLion Capital (national emblem)

Excavators — Alexander Cunningham