Lion Capital of Asoka and zaid hamid

[Chappal Chor]

i went through one of the videos of zaid hamid where this guy claims that the lion capital represents the imperial mentality of war. where as the lion capital is actually

Lion Capital of Asoka
The Lion capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four "Indian lions" standing back to back. It was originally placed atop the Aśoka pillar at Sarnath, now in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The pillar, sometimes called the Aśoka Column is still in its original location, but the Lion Capital is now in the Sarnath Museum. This Lion Capital of Ashoka from Sarnath has been adopted as the National Emblem of India and the wheel "Ashoka Chakra" from its base was placed onto the center of the National Flag of India.

The capital contains four lions (Indian / Asiatic Lions), standing back to back, mounted on an abacus, with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull, and a lion, separated by intervening spoked chariot-wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the capital was believed to be crowned by a 'Wheel of Dharma' (Dharmachakra popularly known in India as the "Ashoka Chakra"), which has now been lost. There is a similar intact Ashoka pillar in Thailand (see photo) with a similar four lion capital intact and crowned with Ashoka Chakra / Dharmachakra.
The base of the Ashoka pillar in Sarnath which was broken during Turk Islamic invasions, it was originally surmounted by the "Lion Capital of Ashoka" which is presently at display at the Sarnath Museum. This particular Lion Capital of Ashoka, originally atop this pillar in Sarnath has been adopted as the "National Emblem of India".

 

[RobbieS]

Save your time CC. If you start disproving each and every one of ZH's statements, you will probably pull out your hair in frustration as there's so much wrong in what he says. That guy's verbal spouts aren't worth putting so much thought into.

 

[username]

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hmmmmmm.... people in this forum have long given up giving explanations for Zaid Hamid's arguments. Here people don't see it fit for arguing about at all. They simply use this

There is a guy who has his signature which quotes one of Zaid Hamid's famous quotes "Ajmal Kasab is Amar Singh, a sikh" --> This tells volumes about Zaid Hamid.

 

[Chappal Chor]

this guy is doing something for which the indians would have to spend a lot of money on the spy network for fake propaganda. we should send him thank you letters.

 

[JonAsad]

can any one post the picture of the sculpture? i dont feel like googling now am sick

 

[Chappal Chor]

can any one post the picture of the sculpture? i dont feel like googling now am sick

 

[BJlaowai]

can any one post the picture of the sculpture? i dont feel like googling now am sick

Ashoka Lion Capital
The Ashoka Lion capital or the Sarnath lion capital is the national symbol of India. The Sarnath pillar bears one of the Edicts of Ashoka, an inscription against division within the Buddhist community, which reads, "No one shall cause division in the order of monks". The Sarnath pillar is a column surmounted by a capital, which consists of a canopy representing an inverted bell-shaped lotus flower, a short cylindrical abacus with four 24-spoked Dharma wheels with four animals (an elephant, a bull, a horse, a lion).

The four animals in the Sarnath capital are believed to symbolize different steps of Lord Buddha's life. The Elephant represents the Buddha's idea in reference to the dream of Queen Maya of a white elephant entering her womb. The Bull represents desire during the life of the Buddha as a prince. The Horse represents Buddha's departure from palatial life. The Lion represents the accomplishment of Buddha hood.

Besides the religious interpretations, there are some non-religious interpretations also about the symbolism of the Ashoka capital pillar at Sarnath. According to them, the four lions symbolize Ashoka's rule over the four directions, the wheels as symbols of his enlightened rule (Chakravartin) and the four animals as symbols of four adjoining territories of India.

 

[Kinetic]

Chappal bro, if you start bothering about comments by ZH than some day.... no offense dude.... we may see you in mental asylum. These argument is like the arguing against humanity and peace. Can you wanna argue with him when he says 'Ajmal Kasab is Amar Singh'?

 

[Chappal Chor]

Chappal bro, if you start bothering about comments by ZH than some day.... no offense dude.... we may see you in mental asylum. These argument is like the arguing against humanity and peace. Can you wanna argue with him when he says 'Ajmal Kasab is Amar Singh'?

 

[Awesome]

Zaid Hamid and his detractors are all cut from the same cloth.