Question

At which of the following places did the Buddhist event known as 'Dhammachakkapavattan' take place?
1. Lumbini
2. Kushinagar
3. Bodh Gaya
4. Sarnath

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Sarnath

The correct answer is Sarnath.

• Buddha gave his first preaching at Sarnath and this act is called Dhammachakkapavattan.
• Buddha left home at the age of 29 to become a preacher.

• The idea of renunciation came to him by the four states of man that are sick man, old man, a corpse, and aseptic.
• He roamed for seven years and at the age of 35, he attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya.
• Then he gave his first sermon at Sarnath.
• He died in 483 BC in Kushinagar.