Editing Sarnath (section)

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File:2015.207530.Archaeological-Survey 0099.jpg|Plan of excavations at Sarnath, with sites labelled using [[Alexander Cunningham]]'s terminology (1835)
File:Sarnath - Plan of Excavations.jpg|Plan of excavations at Sarnath, with sites labelled using contemporary English terminology
File:Sarnath excavation site 1907 (2).jpg|View of Sarnath during archaeological excavations, 1907. Camera angle from the ruins of the ancient Mulagandha Kuty Vihara towards the [[Dhamek Stupa]]; the [[Sarnath Jain Tirth|Sri Digamber Jain temple]] can be seen on the right side of the photograph.
File:Sarnath Buddha statue inside a votive stupa.jpg|Buddha statue inside a [[Stupa#Types of stupas|votive stupa]] at Sarnath
File:Buddha in Sarnath.jpg|The [[Lion Capital of Ashoka]], the ''[[Buddha Preaching his First Sermon (Sarnath)|Buddha Preaching his First Sermon]]'' sculpture, and the [[Pillars of Ashoka|Ashokan pillar]], along with other antiquities as they appeared upon their exhumation at Sarnath on 15 March 1905 (photograph by [[F. O. Oertel]]).{{sfn|Elliott|Diemberger|Clemente|2014|p=125}}
File:Sarnath capital.jpg|The Lion Capital of Ashoka and national emblem of India, now located in the [[Sarnath Museum|Sarnath Archeological Museum]], as it appeared in 2011
File:Dharmarajika Stupa.JPG|Dharmarajika Stupa, from the pre-Ashokan period, as it appeared in 2007
File:Sarnath pillar stump and the parts.jpg|Pieces of the pillar of Ashoka at Sarnath, as they appeared in 2016, protected behind a glass enclosure
File:Brahmi pillar inscription in Sarnath.jpg|[[Brahmi script|Brahmi]] inscription on the main pillar of Ashoka at Sarnath
File:Mauryan head from Sarnath.jpg|[[Greco-Persian art|Greco-Persian sculpture]] of the head of a West Asian foreigner from the [[Maurya Empire|Maurya period]], Sarnath Museum{{sfn|Smith|1911|pp=374–5}}
File:Sarnath Mauryan capital.jpg|[[Mauryan art#Pillars and their capitals|Perso-Ionic capital]] of the Mauryan period, excavated at Sarnath{{sfn|Smith|1911|pp=101-2}}
File:Sarnath capital with elephant.jpg|Opposite side of the same capital, excavated at Sarnath, depicting an elephant
File:Bala_Bodhisattva_with_shaft_and_umbrella.jpg|The ''[[Bala Bodhisattva]]'', an important statue for dating Indian art, was discovered at Sarnath. The statue was dedicated in "the year 3 of [[Kanishka]]" (circa 129 CE).{{sfn|Mani|2012|pp=60-61}}
File:Digamber Jain Temple, Sarnath.jpg|Exterior of the [[Sarnath Jain Tirth|Sri Digamber Jain temple]] at Sarnath
File:Interior of the Jain Temple dedicated to Shreyansanath, the eleventh Jain Tirthankar, Sarnath.jpg|Interior of the Sri Digamber Jain temple at Sarnath
File:A Buddhist temple at Sarnath.jpg|The modern [[Maha Bodhi Society#Mulagandha Kuty Vihara in Sarnath|Mulagandha Kuty Vihara]], a Buddhist temple constructed by the [[Maha Bodhi Society]] at Sarnath
File:1 Sarnath Temple Buddhism Le Mulagandhakuti Vihāra Sârnâth Varanasi India 2013.jpg|A replica of the ''[[Buddha Preaching his First Sermon (Sarnath)|Buddha Preaching his First Sermon]]'' sculpture, located in the modern Mulagandha Kuty Vihara
File:India-5130 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis).jpg|Fresco in the modern Mulagandha Kuty Vihara, by Japanese artist Kosetsu Nosu depicting the Maras attempting to distract the Buddha from gaining enlightenment
File:Sarnath tibetan temple 1.jpg|Temple and monastery of the Tibetan community in Sarnath
File:Thai Temple Sarnath Varanasi.jpg|Seated statue of the Buddha, with standing Buddha statue in the background, on the grounds of the Thai temple and monastery at Sarnath
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