Multiple choice

Which of the following places can be called the birthplace of Buddhism?

  1. Vaishali

  2. Sarnath

  3. Kusinagar

  4. Lumbini
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sarnath is called the birthplace of Buddhism because it's where Buddha delivered his first sermon (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta) to the five ascetics, officially launching the Dharma. While Lumbini was his birthplace and Bodh Gaya his enlightenment site, Sarnath marks Buddhism's foundational moment as a teaching tradition.

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