Our national symbol: the Ashoka pillar

The currency notes, coins, national documents and the picture of Ashok pillar are well known in the national literature. The Ashoka pillar is a Buddhist sculpture with four lions seated with their faces facing in four directions. Underneath each lion there is a 3-headed Ashoka chakra. There are four sculptures - Taurus, Horse, Elephant and Lion - in place of the four chakras. When Lord Buddha was born, his mother saw the elephant in the dream, the elephant was born in Taurus. Thus the three symbols are associated with the life of Lord Buddha. The fourth sculpture is a symbol of lion knowledge and power. This ancient sculpture has been made a national symbol with the symbol of knowledge and power. Its history is also worth knowing.

The emperor of the Mauryan dynasty of India, Ashoka, built the Ashoka pillars in many places in India in the 2nd century BC. The pillars were 2 to 5 feet high and about 5 tons in weight. Strangely, these pillars weighing 5 tonnes were built and carried hundreds of kilometers away. Currently, there are 3 Ashoka columns left in India. These pillars are believed to have been located at Chunar near Varanasi. The monastery at Swarnath in Uttar Pradesh is intact and in good condition. The inscription is engraved in Brahmi script on each pillar. Most of the columns are at Sanchi, Chhapra, Champaran in Bihar. One of the pillars is in Ranighat in Khyber area of ​​Pakistan.