The Lion Capital of Ashoka: A Statue’s Roaring Symbolism
The elegantly carved feline figures from the third century B.C., unearthed by the British in northern India, embody both ...
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Across the Silk Road - The Buddhist Expansion
Creating some of the Buddhist symbols we see today including Shaolin Monks, Guanyin, and the statues used for blessings of wealth. Ukraine Defies Trump As Zelensky Unanimously Backed Only 9 ...
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10 different uses of the swastika. None of them Nazi
The swastika is one of the most ancient symbols used by humans and has been ... Today it is often seen on maps signifying the location of a Buddhist shrine. At the beginning of the 20th Century ...
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The Lion Capital of Ashoka: A Statue’s Roaring Symbolism
By contrast, well-manicured Sarnath, one of Buddhism’s four holy sites, is an orderly place for contemplative commemoration, with remnants of monasteries and other Buddhist structures.