Just 10 km away from Varanasi, this is where lord Buddha delivered his first sermon after attaining Enlightenment. The great Dhamekh Stupa and its ruins still reverberate with the Buddha’s teachings. The smooth glistening pillar established by Emperor Ashoka in 273-232 B.C. marks the foundation of the Buddhist Sangha. The Lion Capital atop this pillar is now India's National Emblem.
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