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Sarnath
Sarnath
is a city located 13 kilometres north-east of
Varanasi
near the confluence of the
Ganges
and the
Gomati
rivers in
Uttar Pradesh
,
India
. The deer park in Sarnath is where
Gautama Buddha
first taught the
Dharma
, and where the Buddhist
Sangha
came into existence through the
enlightenment
of
Kondanna
. Singhpur, a village approximately one km away from the site, was the birthplace of
Shreyansanath
, the Eleventh
Tirthankara
of
Jainism
, and a temple dedicated to him, is an important
pilgrimage site
.
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