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Give a brief description on the Lion capital.

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1) The Lion Capital discovered from Sarnath near Varanasi was built by Mauryan king Ashoka. 

2) It was built in commemoration of the first sermon by the Buddha at Sarnath. that set the wheel of Dharma Chakra Pravartana rolling. 

3) It has four Asiatic lions sitting back to back facing the four cardinal directions—north, south, east and west with courage and conviction.

4) Below the lions on the abacus is the Buddhist symbol of Dharmachakra known as the wheel of righteousness.

5) The bull symbol denotes strength and goodness, the elephant, the horse and the deer are symbols of power, speed and grace. 

6) We can see Lion capital on all Indian coins, notes, government stamps and other official documents.



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