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here to see more pictures of the large bronze bowl the crest of Emperor Ashoka
on top of the lid and with 6 scenes from the Buddha's life.
This bronze statue is a one of a kind sculpture, hand cast by the artists of Bangladesh.
"All men are my children. I am like a father to them. As every father desires the good and the happiness of his children, I wish that all men should be happy always." Emperor Ashoka
Special Features: The bowl is a wonderful piece that has two equally magnificent aspects to it. The Emperor Ashoka Pillar for a lid and the bowl with 6 scenes from the Buddha's life in bas relief. The 6 scenes are Siddartha's birth. Siddartha leaving his home with his friend, Govinda. Siddartha cutting of his princely long hair. Siddartha meditating. Siddartha gaining enlightenment and becoming the Buddha shown in the earth touching gesture. Then finally the Buddha dying.
Emperor Ashoka the Great was the ruler of the Maurya Empire from 273 BC to 232 BC. After a number of military conquests, Ashoka reigned over most of South Asia and beyond, from present-day Afghanistan and parts of Persia in the west, to Bengal and Assam in the east, and as far south as Mysore. A follower of Buddhism, Ashoka established monuments marking several significant sites in the life of Shakyamuni Buddha, and according to Buddhist tradition was closely involved in the preservation and transmission of Buddhism.
The Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath is the most
popular of the relics left by
Ashoka.
Made of sandstone, this pillar records the visit of the
emperor
to Sarnath, in the 3rd century BC. It has a four-lion capital (four lions
standing back to back) which was adopted as the emblem of the modern Indian
republic. The
lion
symbolizes both
Asoka's
imperial rule and the kingship of the Buddha.
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