Editing Sarnath (section)

==Etymology==
The name ''Sarnath'' derives from the [[Sanskrit]] word {{IAST|Sāranganātha}} (or ''Sārangnāth'' in the [[Pali|Pali language]]),<ref name=NRI2022/> which translates to "Lord of the Deer" in the English language.{{sfn|Schumann|2004|p=67}} The name refers to an [[Buddhist mythology|ancient Buddhist legend]], in which the [[Bodhisattva]] was a deer and offered his life to a king instead of the doe the king was planning to kill. 

The king was so moved that he created the park as a deer sanctuary.<ref name="BDEA113">{{cite web|author=BuddhaNet|title=Buddha Tales, Volume 1|work=King Banyan Deer|publisher=Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc.|location=Tullera, NSW, Australia|year=2008|url=http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/bt1_13.htm|accessdate=3 January 2023|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307225953/http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/bt1_13.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The term for "deer park" is {{IAST|Mriga-dāva}} in Sanskrit, or ''Miga-dāya'' in the Pali language.{{sfn|Sahni|1914|p=1}}

''Isipatana'' is another name used to refer to Sarnath in Pali, the language of the [[Pali Canon]]. This name corresponds to the name {{IAST|Rishipattana}} in the Sanskrit language.
The terms ''isi'' (Pali) and {{IAST|[[rishi]]}} (Sanskrit) refer to an accomplished and enlightened person. ''Isipatana'' and {{IAST|Rishipattana}} therefore translate to "the place where holy men descended",{{sfn|Sarao|2017|p=581}} or "the hill of the fallen sages".{{sfn|Asher|2020|p=1}}