Historical Geography of Ancient India c5.s5.100
Historical Geography of Ancient India c5.s5.100
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The city of Benaras was hallowed by the feet of the Buddha who came here to preach his excellent doctrine. Here he gave his first discourse on the *Dhammacakka* or the Wheel of Law in the Deer Park near Benaras (*Majjhima*, I, 170ff.; *Saṃyutta*, V, 420ff.; *Kathāvatthu*, 97, 559; *Saundaranandakāvya*, III, vs. 10-11; *Buddhacaritak*., XV, v. 87; *Lalitavistara*, 412-13). The Buddha spent a great part of his life at Benaras, and here he delivered some of the most important discourses and converted many people (Aṅg., I, 110ff., 279-280; III, 320-322, 392, 399ff.; Saṃ., I, 105-106; Vin. Texts, I, 102-108, 110-112).
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- Pāsarāsisutta — Pāli
- Dutiyasamayasutta — Pāli
- Tiracchānakathāsutta — Pāli
- Kathāvatthu — Moggaliputta Tissa, Pāli
- *Buddhacarita — Sanskrit
- Majjhesutta — Pāli
- Sacetanasutta — Pāli
- Vinayapiṭaka — Pāli
- Saṃyuttanikāya — Pāli
- Aṅguttaranikāya — Pāli
- Lalitavistarā — Haribhadra Sūri, Sanskrit