Amazon Quiz: Where is this Ashoka Pillar located?
Sarnath
Jaipur
Tamil Nadu
Jammu
Answer: Sarnath
The national emblem of India and a mark of Emperor Ashoka’s visit to Sarnath, the Ashoka Pillar crafted out of stone is an impressive structure with four lions at the top. This 50-meter-long pillar along with the Dhamek Stupa is Ashoka’s gift to Buddhism and the entire complex has a calm aura to it. A number of monks can be seen meditating around the compound. The entire complex is filled with lush green lawns, and along with the Stupa, they resemble a colony with the Ashoka Pillar being the main attraction.
Sarnath along with Lumbini, Bodhgaya, and Kushinagar are the four places that Lord Buddha suggested visiting his followers. Erected in the thirteenth century, most of the structures in the area are in ruins, but the pillar stands high. A bull, a lion, an elephant, and a horse are depicted on the base of the Ashoka Pillar with symbolizes the four different phases of Gautam Buddha’s life. Dhamek Stupa is an important place for Buddhists where Lord Buddha preached his lessons for the very first time. He only had five disciples behind him then.
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In the Buddhist literature, Sarnath is also mentioned as Rishipatana since more than five hundred sages fell here after attaining Nirvana. There are also player wheels in the compound with beautiful cravings of ‘Om Mani Padme Hum’ in Sanskrit. The graphic representation of the Ashoka Pillar and the words ‘Satyamev Jayate’ written below in Devanagari have been adopted as the official Emblem of India.
