Question

Short note on ashoka's chakra

Answer 1

Answer:

The Ashoka Chakra is a depiction of the Dharma Chakra; a wheel represented with 24 spokes. It is so called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Ashoka.The wheel is called the Ashoka Chakra because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, the most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Ashoka. 6. Each spoke on the chakra symbolises one principle of life and also the twenty-four hours in the day, which is why it is also called the 'Wheel of Time'.

Answer 2

The Ashok Chakra which is the symbol of power and strength was taken from the Maurya Dynasty.  

Explanation:

• The Ashok Chakra which is also known as Dharma Chakra is called the 'Chakra of Law', taken from the Sarnath temple built by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka in the third century BCE.
• The meaning of displaying this cycle is that - life is continuous (active) and stopping means death.
• The Ashoka Chakra has twenty-four spokes.
• They are a symbol of the twelve tales of sorrow from the ignorance of man and the nirvana twelve spokes (sorrow) from grief.