Step 1: Mahābhiṣikramana.
Buddha kā dharm-yātrā śurū hotā hai jab Siddhārtha Gautama ne gṛhasth jīvan tyāg kar saṁnyās liyā. Isse Mahābhiṣikramana kahā jātā hai. Yahī dharmānveṣaṇ kī pratham ghaṭanā thī.
Step 2: Enlightenment of Buddha.
Bauddhadharma kī doosrī sabse mahatvapūrṇ ghaṭanā hai Bodh Gayā meṁ bodhi-vṛkṣa ke niche gahan tapas karke prajñā prāpti. Yahān se ve “Buddha” bane.
Step 3: First sermon in Ṛṣipatana.
Bodhi prāpti ke baad Buddha ne Ṛṣipatana (Sārnāth) meṁ pañc bhikṣuoṁ ko pratham dharmacakrapravartan sūtra sunāyā. Yah dharm-pravartan kā ārambh thā.
Step 4: First council.
Buddha ke parinirvāṇa ke turant bād Rājagṛha meṁ pratham saṅgīti āyojit huī. Ismeṁ upadeś aur vinaya ko saṅgrahit kiyā gayā.
Step 5: Spread to Śrī Laṅkā.
Maurya samrāṭ Aśoka ke samay Mahinda aur Saṅghamittā ke dvārā Bauddhadharma Śrī Laṅkā pahunchā. Yah evolution kī antim ghaṭanā hai.
Step 6: Conclusion.
Kram hai: (B) Mahābhiṣikramana → (D) Enlightenment → (C) First sermon → (A) First council → (E) Śrī Laṅkā.