Lion Capital of Ashoka

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capital (architecture) national emblem sculpture

The Lion Capital of Ashoka is an ancient Mauryan sandstone sculpture from Sarnath featuring four back-to-back lions, revered as a symbol of power, courage, and the spread of Dharma in India.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Lion Capital of Ashoka canonical 10
Ashoka emblem 3
Sarnath Lion Capital 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf capital (architecture) ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
adoptedAsNationalEmblemBy India ⓘ
adoptionDateAsNationalEmblem 26 January 1950 ⓘ
appearsOn Indian currency ⓘ
Indian passports ⓘ
official documents of the Government of India ⓘ
associatedWith Buddhism ⓘ
Dharma ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Ashoka ⓘ
builtInCentury 3rd century BCE ⓘ
country India ⓘ
creator Ashoka ⓘ
currentLocation Sarnath Museum ⓘ
surface form: Archaeological Museum Sarnath

Sarnath Museum ⓘ
depicts four back-to-back lions ⓘ
four lions ⓘ
discoveredBy F. O. Oertel ⓘ
discoveryYear 1905 ⓘ
dynasty Maurya Empire ⓘ
surface form: Maurya dynasty
feature 24-spoked wheel ⓘ
Ashoka Chakra ⓘ
bell-shaped lotus ⓘ
bull relief ⓘ
cylindrical abacus ⓘ
elephant relief ⓘ
horse relief ⓘ
lion relief ⓘ
wheel of Dharma ⓘ
foundIn Sarnath ⓘ
heritageStatus National symbol of India ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Brahmi script ⓘ
inscriptionType Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
surface form: Ashokan edict
location Sarnath ⓘ
material polished sandstone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
mountedOn Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath ⓘ
orientation lions facing four cardinal directions ⓘ
originalFunction pillar capital ⓘ
religiousSignificance Buddhist pilgrimage site context ⓘ
style Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi ⓘ
surface form: Mauryan art
symbolizes Dharma ⓘ
courage ⓘ
power ⓘ
righteous governance ⓘ
sovereignty of India ⓘ
spread of Dharma ⓘ
usedAs State Emblem of India ⓘ
surface form: National Emblem of India

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State Emblem of India → depicts → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
State Emblem of India → basedOn → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
Dominion of India → emblem → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lion Capital of Ashoka (from 1949)
Satyameva Jayate → associatedWith → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashoka Pillar Lion Capital
Sarnath → containsArtifact → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lion Capital of Ashoka (original location)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police → emblemFeature → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashoka emblem
Seal of the Supreme Court of India → hasElement → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
Ashoka → symbolAssociated → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
Sarnath Museum → notableWork → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
Sarnath Museum → exhibits → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath → hasPart → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sarnath Lion Capital
Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath → famousFor → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sarnath Lion Capital
Army flag of India → emblemFeatures → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashoka Lion Capital
Allahabad High Court → emblemFeature → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
Research and Analysis Wing → emblemFeature → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashoka emblem
Emblem of Rajasthan → depicts → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
Emblem of Punjab, India → depicts → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
Emblem of Punjab, India → centralElement → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
F. O. Oertel → notableDiscovery → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
Indian Coast Guard crest → hasElement → Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashoka emblem