Spent the first rains retreat at Sarnath
· Mulagandha Kuti ruins, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India

Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported · file The Buddha remained at Sarnath during the first monsoon retreat after awakening while the earliest sangha took shape. Traditional first post-awakening year. Coordinates represent the Sarnath archaeological complex rather than a proven footprint of the original hut.