What is the traditional Pali name of the Buddha’s first sermon?

The traditional Pali name of the Buddha’s first sermon is the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta.

Its title is commonly translated as “Setting the Dhamma Wheel in Motion.” Buddhist tradition says the Buddha delivered this discourse to five former companions after attaining enlightenment. The sermon introduces the Middle Way, the Four Noble Truths, and the Noble Eightfold Path.

The discourse is associated with the Buddha’s first teaching, but Buddhist traditions preserve it in slightly different textual forms. The Pali version appears in the Samyutta Nikaya, a collection within the Sutta Pitaka of the Pali Canon.

A common mix-up is confusing the sermon’s name with the place where it was delivered. The traditional location was the Deer Park at Sarnath, while Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is the title of the discourse itself. The Anattalakkhana Sutta, traditionally regarded as a later teaching to the same five disciples, is a separate text.