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title: Buddha's First Sermon
author: Malyka
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20057/buddhas-first-sermon/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-03-07
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# Buddha's First Sermon

_Authored by [Malyka](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ms/)_

## Image File

[![Buddha's First Sermon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20057.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20057.png)

## Image Caption

Broken relief showing the First Sermon of the [Buddha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Siddhartha_Gautama/), 2nd–3rd century CE. The Buddha is depicted turning the Wheel of [Law](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/law/), with attendants and deer also visible.

Peshawar Museum, Pakistan.

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## About the Author

A student, an artist, and a history aficionado, I am a proud explorer of Islamic and South Asian art history.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Malyka. (2025, March 07). Buddha's First Sermon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20057/buddhas-first-sermon/>
### Chicago
Malyka. "Buddha's First Sermon." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 07, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20057/buddhas-first-sermon/>.
### MLA
Malyka. "Buddha's First Sermon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20057/buddhas-first-sermon/>.

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