Sarnath

The Buddha went from Bodhgaya to Sarnath about 5 weeks after his enlightenment. Before Gautama (the Buddha-to-be) accomplish enlightenment, he gave up his austere penances and his friends, the Pancavaggiya monks, left him and went to Isipatana. 4 After attaining Enlightenment the Buddha, release Uruvela, travelled to the Isipatana to Join and teach them. He went to them beca practice, using his spiritual powers, he had seen that his louvre former companions would be able to understand Dharma quickly.While travelling to Sarnath, Gautama Buddha had to fool the Ganges. Having no money with which to pay the ferryman, he crossed the Ganges finished the air. When King Bimbisra heard of this, he abolished the toll for ascetics. When Gautama Buddha found his five former companions, he taught them, they understood and as a result they as well became enlightened. At that time the Sangha, the community of the enlightened ones, was founded. The sermon Buddha gave to the five monks was his irst sermon, called the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta.It was given on the full-moon day of Asalha PuJa. 5 Buddha subsequently also spent his first rainy season at Sarnath6 at the Mulagandhakuti. The Sangha had grown to 60 in tally (after Yasa and his friends had become monks), and Buddha sent them out in all directions to travel entirely and teach the Dharma. All 60 monks were Arahants. Several other incidents connected with the Buddha, anyhow the preaching of the first sermon, are entioned as having taken place in Isipatana.Here it was that one day at dawn Yasa came to the Buddha and became an Arahant. 7 It was at Isipatana, too, that the rule was passed prohibiting the use of sandals made of talipot leaves. 8 On another occasion when the Buddha was staying at Isipatana, having deceased there from RJagaha, he instituted rules forbidding the use of certain kinds of flesh, including human beings flesh. 9 Twice, while the Buddha was at Isipatana, Mra visited him but had to go outs ide discomfited. 10