Multiple choice

Which of the following is a Buddhist pilgrimage centre?

  1. Sarnath

  2. Nagpur

  3. Mathura

  4. Nasik
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Explanation

Sarnath is one of the four most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites, where Gautama Buddha taught his first sermon after attaining enlightenment (the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta or 'Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dharma'). It is located near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The other major Buddhist pilgrimage sites are Lumbini (birthplace), Bodh Gaya (enlightenment), and Kushinara (death). Sarnath has the Dhamek Stupa and the Ashoka Pillar with the lion capital.

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