Sarnath

Sarnath is the Buddha's first teachings to his first 5 disciples. Very calm, it opes from sunrise to sunset. Entrance ticket for foreigner 250rupee online, by cash 300 rupee.

Accommodation needs to add the person in charge of the hotel in advance 🛰️, 💰 800 in a single-family week, and 💰 1300 on weekends (according to the scheduled time to decide 💰, so it must be decided at least a week in advance to be cost-effective). Generally speaking, the hotel is relatively clean and hygienic. After all, there are some small bugs in the mountainous area.

The Luyeyuan is clean and tidy, with green grass, in stark contrast to the mess by the Ganges River. The most striking is the Answer Kefota. The 40-meter-high stupa is allegedly built by King Ashoka for more than 2,200 years. The pagoda is double-layered cylindrical, the lower layer is turquoise, the upper layer is slightly smaller, brown red, giving a rough and strong overall view, the tower around the body of the 12th century Muslim invasion and burning left black traces. Xuanxuan visited here more than 1300 years ago, and the gold-decorated towers and fine houses he described in "Datang Xiyu Ji" can only try to imagine through the remains of a brick wall foundation in front of him; The Ashoka stone pillar, which was built in front of the stone pillar, more than 70 feet high, has already broken, leaving only the remnants. Fortunately, the pillars of the four-faced lion are still there, and they are preserved in the Luyeyuan Archaeological Museum.

The first place to open the altar after the enlightenment of Sakyamuni is one of the four Buddhist holy sites. The current Luyeyuan has a Damek Buddha and the excavated temple base. The ruins of the ruins are covered with scattered gold plaques by tourists. It probably means a good wish. Standing under the pagoda, looking up at the rough and unvarnished exterior wall, birds from time to time, inexplicable touching and beating the heart, standing still, it is said that because Buddhism and Jainism originated in Hinduism, this place is also a holy place of Buddhism and Jainism!

Buddhism originated in ancient India, but in today's India, Buddhism has not nearly died. Although the guide's explanation was because Buddhists were obedient, it was not suitable for India, which was invading by foreign nations, and because the penetration of medieval black magic changed the original doctrine of Buddhism "not killing", it was gradually rejected by the people and the ruling class. But Luyeyuan has a very strong position in Buddhism. The first time Buddha opened the altar after becoming a Buddha, it was here. Now this scenic spot is divided into three parts, one is a Sri Lankan temple, there are murals of Buddha's life, and you need to take off your shoes when you enter it. One is the Ruins Park, with the Answer Kefota and the Asok pillar site. One is the museum, where the pillar of Asok pillar is located.