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1. Uruvela

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   Following his awakening, Siddhartha, now the Buddha, spent a brief but pivotal period near Uruvelā, primarily focused on teaching the five former companions (the Pañcavaggiya). These initial sermons, delivered shortly after the Enlightenment, are considered foundational to the early Dharma.
   The area is historically important because it was the testing ground where the Buddha proved the efficacy of the Middle Way (Majjhimā Paṭipadā) against the extremes of hedonism and self-denial. It is often cited in canonical literature as the place where extreme e…