Ashok stamb ke bare main 10 point
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The Ashoka stambh’s four lions seated back to back represent power, courage, confidence and pride.
2. There are other animals too illustrated on the pillar- a horse, a bull, an elephant and a lion. The elephant signifies Buddha’s conception (at the time of Buddha’s conception his mother dreamt that a white elephant entered her womb). The bull represents Buddha’s zodiac sign Taurus. The horse represents Buddha’s horse which he rode at the time of leaving the palace to discover the meaning of life. The lion signifies enlightenment.
3. All the Ashoka stambhs were sculpted by craftsmen from the same region using stone from Mathura and Chunar and then transported across south Asia.
4. Each pillar averaging 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 m) in height, and weighing up to 50 tons each, were dragged, sometimes hundreds of miles, to where they were erected.
5. Out of the several pillars erected across the subcontinent only nineteen survive with inscriptions, and only six with animal capitals.
6. The inscriptions on the pillars described edicts about morality based on Buddhist.
7. The Ashok stambh was made from the sandstone. It is now preserved in a secure way.
8. The Ashok stambh of sarnath has a historical significance. It represents the place where Buddha taught his lessons of dharma to the five monks. Then these monks spread the Buddhism to all over the world.
9. This stambh has four lions seated back to back. These lions represent power, courage, confidence and pride.
Besides lions some other animals are also illustrated on the pillar- a horse, a bull, an elephant and a lion. The elephant signifies the Buddha’s conception (at the time of Buddha’s conception his mother dreamt that a white elephant has entered into his womb).
10. The bull represents Buddha’s zodiac sign Taurus. The horse represents Buddha’s horse which he rode at the time of leaving the palace to discover the meaning of life. The lion signifies the achievement of enlightenment.