Sarnath Museum

Sarnath Museum is the oldest site museum of Archaeological Survey of India. Sarnath is located near Varanasi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

The museum contains five galleries and two verandahs displaying antiquities ranging from the 3rd century BCE to the 12th century AD that have been found at Sarnath. The museum has 6,832 sculptures and artefacts.

Walking towards the museum. On the left is Archaeological Garden 1. On the right is Archaeological Garden 2. In the center is the Sarnath Museum.

Lion Capital of Ashoka. Four Asiatic lions stand back to back on a circular abacus. The Buddhist wheel of the moral law appears in relief below each lion. Between the chakras appear four animals in profile—horse, bull, elephant, and lion. The architectural bell below the abacus, is a stylized upside-down lotus. See more at Lion Capital of Ashoka - Wikipedia.

Buddha Preaching his First Sermon. Seated Buddha; circa 475; sandstone; height: 1.6 m (5 ft. 3 in.). This figure, his hands in the dharmachakra mudra gesture of teaching, refers to the Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath, where the figure was found. See more at Buddha Preaching his First Sermon (Sarnath) - Wikipedia.

See also

• Sarnath Deer Park
• Sermon in the Deer Park
• Mulagandha Kuty Vihara Temple

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Source

• Sarnath Museum - Wikipedia

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