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Correct Answer: Option (D) — Dharma Chakra Pravartana Sutta
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Standard Reference VerifiedThe Dharma Chakra Pravartana Sutta (Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion) contains the record of the Buddha's first sermon delivered to the five ascetics at Deer Park in Sarnath. In this discourse, the Buddha expounded the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path (Arya Ashtangika Marga).
The first sermon of the Buddha at Sarnath introduced the Middle Path and the Eightfold Path, encapsulated in the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta.
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