Located 13 km from Varanasi, it is an ancient pilgrimage site that attracts Buddhist devotees from around the world.This temple is considered the crowning achievement of Anagarika Dharmapala (SriLankan), who founded the Maha Bodhi Society in 1891 with the aim of resurrecting the prominence of Buddhism in India and restoring the ancient Buddhist shrines at Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, and Kushinara.Bhagwan Buddha journey- Lumbini (birth), Enlightenment( Bodhgaya), Sermon (Sarnath), and Moksha (Kushinagar)Interesting story: Emperor Ashoka’s daughter, Bhikkhuni Sanghamitta, visited the Bodhi tree at Bodhi Gaya where Buddha achieved enlightenment, and took a branch cutting and planted it at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. The tree flourished, from which a sapling was taken by Anagarika Dharmapala and planted here in 1931. you can see here Buddha’s first sermon to their first five disciples

Mulagandha Kuti Vihar Parisar.Situated near the main chowk of Sarnath, where the roads divides, the Mulagandha Kuti Vihar monastery was built in 1931 with donations from various countries and the international Buddhist community. There are spires on top of the huge building that make it seem like a church. The Vihara is enshrined with the sacred relics of Sakyamuni Buddha.

Mulgandh kuti vihara is also known as deer park or buddha park. This has a very big premises and you can find seated golden buddha inside temple.The temple inside walls has beautiful colorful mural paintings depicting the life-cycle of Buddha.Next to the temple, there is a bodhi tree complex where it is said that budha gave his first sermon. This complex has small buddha statue kept inside small box all around the pavilion.You can write your wishes on prayer flags also. Dont forget to circumvent

Moolgandha Kuti Vihar, also known as Deer Park, was built by the Maha Bodhi Society in 1931. Very impressive designs and patterns are made inside the temple. The temple also houses a Bodhi tree, which was planted here through a transplant from a tree from Sri Lanka. The temple is famous for its beautiful and unique Indo-Japanese inspired murals from the life story of Buddha. It is a wonderful place to visit with family and friends.

Nice and peaceful place, if one has learnt to concentrate on its inner peace despite the fact that place is crowded and full of tourists.

This is a holy place, with BUDDHIST STATUE inside, the inside statue states that, the first Sermon of LORD BUDDHA, i.e. DHARMA CHAKRA PRAVARTANA, The first sermon given by him to his five disciples. Adjacent to it, there is a deer park sarnath. Entry fee to it is rs 10 per person, there is token system for Camera(starting from rs 10, and varies with the type of it). Entry fee at the park for children is rs 5. There is also a play ground, good park with seats.

Good place, next to Sarnath temple,Important* inside temple photography is charged.

Woooow place.

It was the prime place of worship by the World Buddhist Community, and was constructed by Anagarika Dharmapala, a noble son of Sri Lanka and founder of the Maha Bodhi Society of India. It was inaugerated in the year 1931 and enshrined the sacred relics of Sakhyamuni Buddha. It is located in the Isipatana Deer Park at the eastern side of that place where Buddha preached first sermon. Its wall paintings on Buddhas important episode of life, was done by a famous Japanese artist Kosetsu Nosu during the years 1932-1936. The exposition of the sacred relics for the public and its annual procession around Sarnath falls on Kartik Purnima, full moon day in the month of November.

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This is the main Buddhist temple in Sarnath.Must visit with your kids and family. Family with get devotional and spiritual and the kids will be fascinated by the the beauty and knowledge about Buddha that this temple can offer.A festival also takes place in this area in last months of the year, during that period a remain of Lord Buddha is made open for every pilgrims for speculation...

A beautiful temple built by Sri Lanka. It has golden statue of Buddha where face is painted by real gold and remaining body by golden paint. It also houses bone relic of Buddha which is taken out in a procession on Buddha Purnima.

Buddha first speech ceremony place

Its a good place to visit but it is not open for all hours in day time. Visitors should know the open time before visit there. Otherwise it is a waste of money.

Mulgandha kuti vihar is a very lovely place.. Here budhha temple is very good... Birds chirping and prayers chanting in the morning were really mesmerizing.. Books store were also available.. Near temple.. pass or tickets are not necessary in this kuti vihar

Paintings inside the temple potray the life cycle of Buddha in a beautiful way...

Peaceful place, the significance is mentioned in the pic uploaded

Its a great place for picnic with family and friends. There is no entry charge to enter in this premises. It has large lawns where children can play. It also has a small zoo inside.

Beautiful place to learn about Buddhism,its culture and teachings.

My taxi initially dropped me off here and it was free buddhist temple next to Sarnath that also offers views of Sarnath.

(Visited in 2015) - Wonderful and historical vuhara adorned with rich paintings on walls... Must visit if in Saranasi. There is a huge bell and some buddist monks were chanting - Om Mane Padma Hum! - Serene!

Best place to visit in Sarnath and Free!

Good place to visit whenever near to Varanasi.

Devine place... Built by the great Anagarika Dharmapala. Every evening the Damma chakka pawattana sutta is preached by Buddhist monks.

Daily you can hear (18h -19h) the Dhamsak Pewathum Suthraya here. See the night beauty. :)

Wonderful place

If you check the time, this temple recites the Dhammachakka Sutra daily. Time it right to finish the archaeological sites in time to visit here.

Its the very spiritual place and also very ancient place. Where GAUTAM BUDDHA gave her first dhamma chak , for her five shisya . And the jounery of bhudhsims is started at that place. It is also famous for stoop , when buddha mahaparnivan complete, some ashes are taken in the stoop . Thats very grateful that place.

A buddhist place for Buddha follower...And tourist place.

Had a pretty good experience!!

One of best historical places in varanasi..

Spiritual and peaceful place . Positive environment . Best place to meditate and feel calmness. Historic place .Lord Buddha gave first teaching to his followers or disciple at this very Place. Place must visit with your family and friends ....can also bring your kids. Vihara is clean and green ...Guide tours the place and give much needed information. Atleast one time visit in lifetime.

The Maha Bodhi Society of India, the primary caretaker of the Sarnath site, built a new temple at Sarnath in 1931, the Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, and empowered it with relics of the Buddha. This temple is renowned for its beautiful and unique Indo-Japanese inspired murals of the Buddha’s life story. Directly outside of the temple is a sapling of the original Bodhi Tree from Bodh Gaya, also planted in 1931, which has now grown to fill the courtyard. Here pilgrims come to circumambulate the holy tree and pay their respect to the statues of the Buddha and his first five disciples. This holy garden, with a view of the Damekh Stupa, was envisioned as the location of the second World Peace Bell

A very famous Lord Buddha temple. Its situated in sarnath.one of the historical place in Varanasi.

It is one of the famous Buddhist site. Inside the place it has the place where Gautam Buddha gave his teachings to his first five sermons. The place is really beautiful and full of knowledge.

Beautiful place with deer park and gautam buddhas first sermon place.

Great place to find peace. Awesome paintings inside the temple.

This is the main Buddhist temple near to excavated area. There is a mini zoo near this place. This temple is very old but beautiful with park.

Calm and soothing

Very beautiful

Sacred place for the Buddhists, very well maintained. Mulagandhakuti Vihara shrine, marks the place where Buddha spent his first rainy season in meditation. The Mulagandhakuti Vihara is the prime place of worship for the Buddhist congregation of the world. It was constructed by Bodhi-Sattva Anagarika Dharmapala, a Sri Lankan who is the founder of the Maha Bodhi Society of India in the Isipatana Deer Park of Sarnath, at the very site where Sakyamuni Buddha preached his first sermon. The Bodhi tree outside the Mulagandhakuti Vihara was transplanted here in 1931 from a tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, which is said to be the off-spring of the original tree in Bodhgaya under which Buddha attained enlightenment.Inside the temple, there is a big golden idol of sitting Buddha which was installed in 1930s. The wheel represents Royalty or Universal Monarch in ancient meanings. Underneath the Buddha are the five disciples who were with Him at his first sermon. There is a silver casket which is said to contain the original remnants of Buddha which were rescued from the ruins of the 1st century temple.

This Lord Buddha Temple is a new modern construction with an individual architectural style located in Sarnath the most and main visited place of this locality. It was about10 Kms from Varanasi. There have been many other temples and Stupas in Sarnath like starting of the locality Lord Shiva Temple and next a tibbetian temple of Buddha and four other places also exists.It was constructed by the Mahabodhi Society.And this Temple was among the Brick ruins of Sarnath. We feel peace and comfort at this place. And many Buddha statues present here with different avatar and his teachings, budha literature also displayed here with pictures.Beautiful Garden outside the temple with vast area and many foreigners have been visiting here in all seasons. I felt this place is in some other country as this place has distinct look.

Amazing place to visit . Having a lot of aspirations . Peace and calm so much .all over area looking very attractive and beautiful

Mulgandha kuti Vihar, Sarnath

MULGANDHA VIHARA IS CONSTRUCTED TO ENSHRINE REAL RELICS OF BUDDHAS BODY HAVING BEAUTIFUL FRESCOES DEPICTING EVENTS OF MASTERS LIFE BY A JAPANESE ARTIST ON THE FAMOUS STYLE OF AJANTA PAINTING I WENT THEIR BY HIRING A CAR FROM LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT I WENT THEIR WITH MY FAMILY YOU CAN GET TAXI OR AUTO FROM GODWALI CHAWK

One of the spiritual place in India, paintings inside the temple are very meaningful n Sharp

Buddha temple is place where mind and soul got calm. Must visit this place once.

Situated just next to Sarnath excavated site. Its an Entry point for visiting Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath Zoo and to the holy place where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon to his 5 erstwhile companions who later on became his disciples. Mulagandha Kuti Vihara is actually a buddhist temple- a prime place of worship for world Buddhist community. It was built by Anagarika Dharmapala founder of Maha Bodhi Society of India and a great Buddhist revivalist in India and West.

Its very nice place to visitOne must visit

Quite a peaceful and inspiring place, built by the untiring efforts of angarika dharampala. Just next to the ancient buddhist archeological site. One cannot carry mobiles switched on but cameras are allowed for a small donation. Beautiful paintings on buddhas life by a Japanese artist line the walls. Nearby is a Burmese built shrine of the Buddha teaching first 5 disciples, next to the bodhi tree. This is a must see for all visiting Sarnath.

Feel a soulness here.....Quite/cool place...

Must visit historical site

It is a beautiful monastery of Buddhist deep inside the Sarnath premises .Built afterward , by the Sri Lankan Bodhisatava Society .It is built on a place where Buddha spent His first Rainy season . Atmosphere inside is very clean and serene.Satish Tripathi Gorakhpur

Calm place. The inner walls of kutti vihar have beautiful paintings which depicts the entire life of buddha i.e. from birth to Nirvana.👍

Must visited place.

Must see..Made by Anagari Dhammapala..Mulagandha Kuti ViharMulagandha Kuti Vihar Sarnath is situated amidst brick ruins of ancient Sarnath, and is well known for its magnificent murals and frescos. This Buddhist Temple is relatively new and therefore offers a sharp contrast to the ruins of Sarnath; this temple also stands out with its distinct architecture which is nowhere near the style followed by Buddhist architecture. The Mulagandha Kuti Vihar Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh is particularly famous for its frescos and murals.Sarnath (also known as Mrigadava, Migadaya, Rishipattana, Isipatana) is the deer park where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma. This is also the place where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna. Sarnath is located 13 kilometers north-east of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India.Isipatana or Sarnath was mentioned by the Buddha as one of the four places of pilgrimage which his devout followers should visit.History :The Mulagandha Kuti Vihar Sarnath in India been erected by the Maha Bodhi society in the year 1931. The frescos on the walls of this monastery were done by the famous Kosetsu Nosu who happens to be Japans foremost painter.Description :Built around a large compound of lush well manicured lawns and gardens, the Mulagandha Kuti Vihar Sarnath resembles a Hindu temple as far as its structure is concerned. The Mulagandha Kuti Vihar In Sarnath In Uttar Pradesh boasts of some of the most magnificent and colorful Frescoes that have been made by the magical hands of. Kosetsu Nosu a famous Japanese painter.The frescos at the Mulagandha Kuti Vihar Sarnath are rich repositories of Buddhist literature. The frescos depict scenes from the life of Buddha and stories from Jatakas; accounts of Buddha’s disciples, miracles shown by the Lord Buddha, etc. While Frescoes dominate the interiors of Mulagandha, Murals are mainly to be seen on the exteriors. They can be seen on walls and pillars along with the outer columns.A huge bell dominates the entrance of the Mulagandha Kuti Vihar. The royal scions of Japan have gifted this mammoth bronze bell to the temple. However, the most striking aspect of this temple is the beautiful life-size golden idol of the Lord Buddha that is installed at the sanctum.In the campus of the Vihar you can also see the Bodhi tree whose sapling was brought from a tree in Sri Lanka, which was in turn grown from a sapling of the original Maha Bodhi tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, 2500 years ago. Mahendra and Sanghmitra, son and daughter of Ashoka the Great respectively, took the sapling from this original tree during their voyage to Sri Lanka.

Very beautiful place

Beautiful painting inside

Very beautiful and artificially built monument in Sarnath.

A beautiful place to watch once in Sarnath.

Very very beautiful place of varanasi

Very interesting Place...

Beautiful place to visit.

Very nice

Peaceful and well maintained

Historic place...must visit place...

Good place

It is marvellous plase

Wonderful view can be clicked..

Magnificent murals and frescos.

Great place on this planet

Must visit of you are in that area

Peaceful..place.

Good place..

Great place.

☮️ peace

Its a religious place here lord Buddha gives his first sermon under a banayan tree to his five disciples

Peaceful and nice place

Great place

Buddhist place for pray

Divine..

The main temple in Sarnath

Great place

Peace..

Awesome place

Good

Peaceful site

Peaceful atmosphere

Historical place and also a park

Wonderful

Lords Blessings

Historical place

Nice

New Moolgandh Kuti Vihar

Historical monument

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A beautiful place for the first Buddha lecture :-)

Root grinderMoolagandha Kuti is the temple of Gautama Buddha. The Chinese traveler Xuanzang, who came to India in the seventh century, described it as the 200-foot-high Moolagandha Kuti Vihar. The carved shells and small pillars built on this temple suggest that it must have been built during the Gupta period. The temple is replaced with sculptures of Gautama Buddha giving initiation to his five disciples.

Moolagandh Kuti ViharThis vihara is located north of Dharmarajika Stupa. The east facing square of this vihara is square with one arm 18.29 m. is. The Chinese traveler Xuan Tsang, who visited India in the seventh century, described it as the 200-foot-tall Moolagandha Kuti Vihar. The carved shells and concave castings, small pillars and beautiful artistic erosions built on this temple make it certain that it was built during the Gupta period. But some scholars believe it to be around the 8th century, based on the paved floors made of mud and lime around it and the chaotic carved stones used on the exterior of the walls.It appears that under the mandapa built in the middle of this temple, initially a gold shining life-size statue of Lord Buddha was installed. The entrance to the temple had one gate in each of the three directions and the main entrance (lion gate) in the east. Later, when the roof of the temple began to weaken, the inner Dakshinapath was closed by lifting the walls to protect it. Thus, the way of coming was left only from the main gate of the east. With the closing of the three doors, it became like a cell, which was later given the shape of small temples. In 1904 AD, while digging Mr. Ortal, he found a 9 ½ X 9 ½ feet Mauryan altar made of monolithic stone in the south cell. This Vedika has a bright polishing of that time. This Vedika was initially around the Harnika above the Dharmarajika Stupa. Two articles are written on this Vedika in the Kushanian Brahmi script - Achaya (ryāya) na Sarvastivadi na Parigrhetavam and Acharyana Sarvastivadinam Parigrahe. It is known from both these writings that in the third century AD this Vedika was presented to the masters of the Sarvastivist sect.

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