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# First Sermon

The stone sculpture represents the first sermon of Buddha. After his enlightenment, the Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as the Dharmachakrapravartana Sutta or "Turning the Wheel of Dharma," to five ascetics in a deer park.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 100–199 CE
- **Place:** Loriyan Tangai (34.5344, 71.8711)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.im.5054-a23277](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.im.5054-a23277) · Pramāṇa
