The Chaukhandi stupa

What happened right after Buddha attained enlightenment? This sacred site marks the very origins of Buddhism, where his first disciples embraced the Middle Path.

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1. Gandhara Buddha. 1st-2nd century AD
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2. The Great Departure and the Temptation of the Buddha
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3. The Bodhisattva meets with Rudraka Ramaputra
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4. Five ascetics visit meditating Siddhartha
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5. Depiction of the Buddha during his period of extreme fasting, Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram
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6. The Buddha as an ascetic, circa 100 and circa 299 AD
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7. Emaciated Buddha , Wat Suthat
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8. Physical map of India
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9. Four Scenes from the Life of the Buddha - Enlightenment - Kushan dynasty
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10. The Bodhi Tree under which Gautama Buddha is said to have obtained Enlightenment
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11. Buddha visits his five old friends, who became the first disciples
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12. Four Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
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13. Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath, Gandhara
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14. Mughal Emperor Humayun
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15. Portrait of Akbar by Manohar
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