Asoka
A so ka |əˈsōkə əˈsoʊkə |(also Ashoka |əˈSHōkə |) (died c. 232 bc ), emperor of India c. 269 –232 bc. He converted to Buddhism and established it as the state religion.
Asoka Chakra
Asoka Chakra |ˈtʃʌkrə | the wheel on the Indian flag, designed after a wheel on a column set up by the Emperor Asoka.
Asoka pillar
A so ka pil lar (also Ashoka pillar ) the pillar of the Emperor Asoka with four lions on the capital, built at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh to mark the spot where the Buddha publicly preached his doctrine, and adopted as a symbol by the government of India. ORIGIN Asoka from Sanskrit aśoka.
Asoka |əˈsəʊkə |(also Ashoka |əˈʃəʊkə |) (died c. 232 bc ), emperor of India c. 269 –232 bc. He converted to Buddhism and established it as the state religion.
Asoka pil ¦lar a pillar with four lions on the capital, built by the Emperor Asoka at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh to mark the spot where the Buddha publicly preached his first sermon, and adopted as a symbol by the government of India.
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