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Based on the sutras, the Vinaya and later commentaries
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Isipatana, the Deer Park

Isipatana Migadāya

Sarnath, Varanasi

Modern Location References

Archaeological site reference

Uses the representative coordinates listed in the Archaeological Survey of India's Sarnath data, to identify the present-day Sarnath archaeological site.

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Region
Kāsi (Bārāṇasī)

Related Events (9)

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

Turning the Wheel of Dhamma: the Buddha's first sermon

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

The other four ascetics attain realization and go forth in turn

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

The Buddha teaches the Discourse on the Characteristic of Not-Self, and the five attain arahantship

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

Yasa goes forth, and his father takes full refuge

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

Yasa's four friends go forth

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

Yasa's fifty friends go forth

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

The Buddha sends out sixty disciples to teach

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

The Buddha allows his disciples to ordain people in their own regions

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

The Buddha keeps the first rains retreat at the Deer Park

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日期怎麼讀

成道第幾年
從佛陀成道開始，每經過一次雨季安居算一年，每一年算到安居結束為止；所有年歲一律依二十九歲出家、三十五歲成道推算。
年份依據
區分經文自己明記、後世註解書記載、先後順序推定及年歲換算。
時間精確度
分別說明確定到日、月、年，或只能放入某幾年之間。
可信度
多派共傳、兩派記載、單派記載與後世補述，表達記載的共傳範圍；與時間及位置是否確定分開閱讀。