Question

'The lion capital of the Sarnath Pillar' - what does 'capital' mean here?
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Answer 1

Answer:

capital means big

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Here, capital means the head of a column erected by the great Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Sarnath.

Explanation:

The Ashokan pillar of Sarnath:-

This pillar is situated at Sarnath where Gautam Buddha shared his four noble truths.

The pillar is a symbol of the axis mundi referred to the cosmic axis and of the column that rises everyday at noon from the legendary Lake Anavatapta to touch the sun according to Buddhist cosmology.

The capital of the pillar:-

The capital has basically three parts.

1. First is a base of a lotus flower, the most omnipresent symbol of Buddhism.
2. Above that, there is a drum on which four animals are carved representing the four cardinal directions: a horse (west), an ox (east), an elephant (south), and a lion (north). They also represent the four rivers that leave Lake Anavatapta. Each of the animals can also be identified by each of the four jeopardy of samsara (world). The moving animals follow one another endlessly turning the wheel of existence. The chakra (wheel) was originally mounted between the animals and also above the lions.
3. Four lions stand at the top of the drum, each facing in the four cardinal directions. Their mouths are open roaring as they are spreading the dharma, the Four Noble Truths, across the land.

The chakra (wheel) was originally mounted between the animals and also above the lions.

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