The Persian shahenshah adopted this symbol around 500 BC. India’s Ashoka adopted only the lion as a royal symbol in 250 BC, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Thailand during April 3-4 would put a focus on the historic ties of culture and ...

If you’re a locked-in Severance fan who races to read every new revelation about the acclaimed workplace thriller, you’re likely aware that when creating the Apple TV+ series, the beloved NBC ...

Among the great artistic objects found by chance, one must include the Ashokan Lion Capital at the Archaeological ... By contrast, well-manicured Sarnath, one of Buddhism’s four holy sites ...

The elegantly carved feline figures from the third century B.C., unearthed by the British in northern India, embody both ...

Kimmel also went on to share West’s newly announced album cover – which bears a swastika – and the new logo for West’s Sunday Service, which resembles the symbol for the Nazi paramilitary ...

CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A vandal struck at least twice Tuesday morning, damaging precious statues at Buddhist temples in Lower Manhattan, but members of the community say there were even ...

When India became a Republic in 1950, the portrait of King George V was removed from the currency notes and symbols of Independent India were printed. The Rupee 1 note was issued which carried the ...

ANN ARBOR, MI (USA) — The University of Michigan has received a gift of $2 million to establish the Thai Professorship of Theravada Buddhism, which will further enhance one of the largest Buddhist ...

These symbols unify and instill patriotism. National Emblem (Ashoka Chakra) For those who don’t know, our national emblem is an adaptation of the ‘Lion Capital of Ashoka’. There are four ...