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Ashoka would then have commissioned the Sarnath pillar with its famous Lion Capital of Ashoka to be built under the tutelage of craftsmen from the former Achaemenid Empire, trained in Perso-Hellenistic statuary, whereas the Brahmi engraving on the very same pillar (and on pillars of the same period such as Sanchi and Kosambi-Allahabad) was made ...
A 1. 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.
Aug 4, 2019 · Adapted from the design of the Lion Capital of an Ashokan pillar, it was officially adopted on January 26, 1950 along with the motto “Satyameva Jayate” which has been taken from the Mundaka Upanishad and translates to “truth always triumphs”. A replica of the Lion Capital of Sarnath at Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum.
The most celebrated of the Ashokan pillars is the one erected at Sarnath, the site of Buddha’s First Sermon where he shared the Four Noble Truths (the dharma or the law). Currently, the pillar remains where it was originally sunk into the ground, but the capital is now on display at the Sarnath Museum.
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 wheel of Dharma in motion (Dharmachakrapravartana).
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.
The pillar was placed at Sarnath, identified as the place where the Buddha gave his first sermon. Ashoka, leader of the Maurya Empire, placed pillars like this one at several Buddhist monasteries during the 3rd century BCE.
The most celebrated of the Ashokan pillars is the one erected at Sarnath, the site of Buddha’s First Sermon where he shared the Four Noble Truths (the dharma or the law). Currently, the pillar remains where it was originally sunk into the ground, but the capital is now on display at the Sarnath Museum.
The Sarnath pillar marks the site of the first sermon of the Buddha, where he taught the Dharma to five monks. The pillar bears one of the Edicts of Ashoka, an inscription against schism within the Buddhist community, which reads “No one shall cause division in the order of monks”.
Sarnath is a significant pilgrimage site for Buddhists, about 10 kilometers northeast of Varanasi. The pillar stands near the ruins of the ancient monastic structures and Buddhist monuments that mark Sarnath’s historical and spiritual importance.
