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The Lion Capital of Ashoka is the capital, or head, of a column erected by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Sarnath, India, c.250 BCE. Its crowning features [ 1 ] are four life-sized lions set back to back on a drum-shaped abacus.
Jun 7, 2024 · The Lion capital of Ashoka at Sarnath is located at Sarnath near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the Lion Capital originally adorned the top of a pillar erected by Ashoka to commemorate the site where Gautam Buddha first preached the Dharma.
Aug 4, 2019 · Take a deeper look at the Lion Capital kept at the ASI Sarnath Museum, and it's replica at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum. By The Heritage Lab. The National Emblem, India’s most visible symbol of national identity, reflects the country’s reaffirmation of it’s ancient ideals of peace and tolerance.
Lion Capital, Ashokan Pillar at Sarnath, c. 250 B.C.E., polished sandstone, 210 x 283 cm, Sarnath Museum, India (photo: Shyamal) The pillar reads from bottom to top. The lotus represents the murky water of the mundane world, and the four animals remind the practitioner of the unending cycle of samsara as we remain, through our ignorance and ...
Dec 23, 2023 · The Mauryan pillar capital found at Sarnath, Varanasi popularly known as the Lion Capital is the finest example of Mauryan architecture. It is also our national emblem. It was commissioned by Ashoka, it commemorates Buddha’s first sermon, known as Dhammachakrapravartana.
The Lion Capital of Ashoka is the capital, or head, of a column erected by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Sarnath, India, c. 250 BCE. Ashoka erected the column to commemorate the site of Gautama Buddha's first sermon some two centuries earlier.
The ‘Sarnath Lion Capital’ was commissioned by the Mauryan Emperor King Ashoka in the 3rd Century BCE. This towering Lion Capital (210 x 283 cms) originally stood (on the top of an Ashokan pillar) at the spot where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his path-breaking first sermon after enlightenment or awakening, thereby setting ...
The Sarnath Archeological Museum houses the famous Lion Capital of Ashoka, which miraculously survived its 45-foot drop to the ground (from the top of the Ashokan pillar), and became the State Emblem of India and national symbol on the flag of India.
Apr 21, 2022 · One of the earliest stone sculptures made under the patronage of the Mauryan king Ashoka, the lion capital at Sarnath, Bihar, depicts four male Asiatic lions seated on a round abacus with their backs to each other.
The original pillar was carved from a single piece of stone and was 40 - 50 feet tall. The capital (shown here) is about 7 feet tall and also carved from a single block of sandstone. The pillar was placed at Sarnath, identified as the place where the Buddha gave his first sermon.
