attain illumination. He first convinced them he had attained a state in which there is no death or suffering, the state of Nibbana and they settled down to listen to his first talk. The first talk of Buddha is called “Turning the Wheel of law” Dhammacakkapavatana sutta. Buddha began his first sermon with a statement, ‘there are, bhikkhus, two extremes that should be avoided. The two extremes are called as kamasukhallikanuyoga (sensual pleasure) and Attakilamathanuyoga (Self mortification); the two misguided attempts to gain release from suffering are to be avoided. Having himself first tried these two extremes and found them useless, Buddha discovered a path called the Middle Path which leads to Enlightenment. The Middle Path is generally