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	Ashoka Chakra Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Subsequent awards of the Ashoka Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon (to date, none have been awarded).
		Established: Established as the "Ashoka Chakra, Class I" by the President of India, 4 January 1952 (with effect from 15 August 1947).
		In the center, the chakra (wheel) of Ashoka, surrounded by a lotus wreath and with an ornate edge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashoka_Chakra_Award (524 words)

	Ashoka the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following this prophecy, the "Legend of Ashoka" further states that Ashoka was finally born as the son of the Maurya Emperor Bindusara by a relatively lower ranked queen named Dharma.
		Ashoka, at this time, was already married to Asandhimitra who was to be his much-loved chief queen for many years till her death.
		Ashoka was grieved by this, and was counselled by his nephew (who had been raised in the ashram and was more priest than prince) to embrace his dharma and draw away from war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashoka (4541 words)

	Emperor Ashoka - Buddhist Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Ashoka (304-232 BC) was the ruler of the Maurya Empire from 273 to 232 BC.
		Ashoka was the son of the Mauryan Emperor Bindusara by a relatively lower ranked queen named Darma.
		Ashoka also said that all his courtiers were true to their self and governed the people in a moral manner.
	buddhism.2be.net /Emperor_Ashoka (3041 words)

	Ashoka resources -
		Ashoka was the son of the Mauryan emperor Bindusara by a relatively lower ranked Queen known as Dharma.
		Ashoka went into Ujjain and in the ensuing battle was injured, but his generals quelled the uprising.
		Ashoka defined the main principles of dharma (dhamma in PДЃli) as nonviolence, tolerance of all sects and opinions, obedience to parents, respect for the Brahmans and other religious teachers and priests, liberality towards friends, humane treatment of servants, and generosity towards all.
	www.referensics.com /A/Ashoka.php (2698 words)

	Defenceindia : Indian Defence Awards : Shaurya Chakra
		It is possible for a recipient to be awarded the Ashoka Chakra or Kirti Chakra in addition for separate acts of gallantry.
		Established: Established as the "Ashoka Chakra, Class III" by the President of India, 4 January 1952 (with effect from 15 August 1947).
		Reverse: For pre-1967 awards, the medal is blank in the center, with "Ashoka Chakra" in Hindi along the upper edge on the medal and the same name in English along the lower rim, "ASHOKA CHAKRA".
	www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/shaurya_chakra.html (458 words)

	Ashoka The Great - Reign, Inscriptions And Following Of Buddhism
		Ashoka was an active and mischievous child and immensely interested in all his father’s activities.
		Ashoka was duly crowned and the whole of Patliputra (modern Patna in the East of India) rejoiced.
		Ashoka is believed to have been the only emperor who took it upon himself to educate his people on moral issues also.
	www.wisedude.com /personalities/ashoka.htm (741 words)

	India
		The spoked Ashoka Chakra (the "wheel of the law" of the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor Ashoka) replaced the Gandhian spinning wheel to add historical "depth" and separate the national flag from the INC party flag (and Indian political party flags are another tale).
		The Ashoka Wheel in the centre of the white is the wheel of the law of dharma.
		One of the spurious meanings of the Indian flag according to http://www.trimurtisolutions.com/india/index.html states the color of saffron/kesaria stand for patriotism (balidaan), white is for simplicity and peace, green is for agriculture (kheti) farming (kisan) and greenery (hariyali), the navy blue wheel in the center is the "Ashoka chakra", the wheel of progress.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/in.html (1878 words)

	Honour & Awards - About
		On the obverse, it shall have embossed a replica of Ashoka's Chakra in the centre surrounded by a lotus wreath.
		On the obverse of the medal shall be embossed a replica of Ashoka Chakra in the centre, surrounded by a lotus wreath.
		Conditions of Eligibility: The Chakra is awarded for acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land or at sea or in the air.
	indianairforce.nic.in /show_page.php?pg_id=126 (3564 words)

	IndiaParenting.com - Great Indians - Ashoka The Great
		One of the greatest emperors known to Indian history, Ashoka, was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya and the son of Bindusar.
		Ashoka, himself was a great philanthropist and worked day and night for the welfare of his people.
		Ashoka opened charitable hospitals and dispensaries for the welfare of the poor.
	www.indiaparenting.com /stories/greatindians/gi014.shtml (611 words)

	Defenceindia : Indian Defence Awards : Kirti Chakra
		Subsequent awards of the Kirti Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon (to date, none have been awarded).
		It is possible for a recipient to be awarded the Ashoka Chakra or Shaurya Chakra in addition for separate acts of gallantry.
		Established: Established as the "Ashoka Chakra, Class II" by the President of India, 4 January 1952 (with effect from 15 August 1947).
	www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/kirti_chakra.html (519 words)

	University of Dayton
		The Chakra represents the continuing progress of the nation and the importance of justice in life.
		The dharma chakhra which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath at the capital of Emperor Ashoka was adopted in the place of spindle and string as the emblem on the national flag.
		The Ashoka wheel in the centre of the white strip represented the law of dharma.
	www.udayton.edu /~isa/KnowaboutIndia.htm (1193 words)

	The Indian National flag is tricolour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The three colours are - at top is saffron/kesari, in the middle is white, at the bottom is green in equal proportion and the Ashoka Chakra spokes embedded in the center.
		The Ashoka Chakra wheel spokes (the "Wheel of law" of the 3
		The color of Saffron/kesari stands for patriotism (balidaan) and piety, White is for simplicity, purity andpeace, Green is for agriculture (kheti), farming (kisan), greenery (hariyali) and Prosperity; the navy blue wheel in the center is the "Ashoka Chakra" the wheel of progress.
	www.tnmmu.ac.in /flag.html (116 words)

	EMPEROR ASHOKA
		In the twentieth year of his reign, Ashoka undertook his second pilgrimage with his daughter and Upagupta. Wherever he went he caused pillars and stoopas to be erected in memory of his visit.
		Whether Ashoka was resting, sleeping or awake, the scenes of agony and death he had seen on the battlefield haunted him at all times; he could not have peace of mind even for a moment.
		At this time Ashoka was at the height of his power; he was the head of a vast empire; he had no equal in wealth or armed strength.
	home.123india.com /alokghosh/Sounds/Askoka.htm (810 words)

	King Ashoka
		Ashoka came to the throne circa 268 B.C. and died approximately 233 B.C. His memory endures in a series of rock and pillar inscriptions, which are found scattered in various parts of India.
		He may have murdered at least one of his brothers in political intrigue, and then he waged a fierce war against the kingdom of Kalinga (Orissa today) which was exceptional for its bloodiness even in those days.
		In fact, King Ashoka coined the word "Dharma" which is variously spelled "Dhamma", as the collective word for his viewpoints.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/1932/42285 (433 words)

	INDIA :: Indian SYMBOLS - Flag, National Emblem - Ashoka Chakra, Tiger, Peacock, Lotus, Banyan, Mango
		The flag is a horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom.
		In the center of the white band, there is a wheel in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital.
		The Lion Capital was erected in the third century, BC by Emperor Ashoka to mark the spot where Buddha first proclaimed his gospel of peace and emancipation to the four quarters of the universe.
	www.kuttyjapan.com /india/india-symbols.asp (760 words)

	12.03.04 - Chakra photo - Jyothi Karthik Raja photos at pbase.com
		The word 'chakra' is Sanskrit for wheel or disk.
		Chakras are also the subtle energy channels that run through the body,
		Chakras are also used as decorations in almost all Indian homes and has a lot of
	www.pbase.com /image/37087226 (143 words)

	rediff.com: Dhanesh Bhatt: India's only licensed Tricolour maker
		From the 150 threads per square centimetre of khadi cloth to the colour used during the dyeing process so that the Ashoka Chakra is the right shade of navy blue, Bhatt has worked for the last 3 years just to get it right.
		According to the BIS Handbook, the colour of the Ashoka Chakra was to be navy blue.
		The chemical reaction between the alkali that was left over after bleaching the khadi cloth white and the blue dye of the Ashoka Chakra produced a new colour.
	www.rediff.com /money/2002/jan/25flag.htm (2047 words)

	nipm-mumbai.org-Institute's Crest
		The Ashoka Chakra in the centre depicts the all India character of Institute and also represents the wheel of progress.
		The low wheel round the bottom half of the Ashoka Chakra represents industry in which the personnel management functions are now fairly well set.
		The ear of corn on the other half of the Chakra depicts personnel management functions as applied to agriculture which is the avocation of the largest segment of people in the country.
	www.nipm-mumbai.org /objectives.htm (234 words)

	National Flag of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white, for purity and truth; the green for faith and fertility.
		The colours of the top panels shall be India - saffron (kesari), and that of the bottom panel shall be India - green, the middle panel shall be white bearing at its centre the design of Ashoka Chakra in navy blue colour.
		The Ashoka Chakra shall have 24 spokes equally spaced and shall preferably be screen printed or otherwise printed or stencilled or suitably embroidered with navy blue colour.
	www.ananthapuri.com /sreekandakumar/nationalflagofindia.htm (346 words)

	Ashok Chakra
		Constituted first in 1950 as the Ashoka Chakra, Class 1, this Medal was the highest awarded for gallantry away from the battlefield, or not in the face of the enemy.
		Renamed the Ashoka Chakra in 1967, nearly 40 such awards have been made since independence.
		Flt Lt Suhas Biswas awarded the First Ashoka Chakra to the Indian Air Force for the presence of mind, Skill and cool courage in maintaining the Stricken aircraft and saving the lives of many Senior Army Officers.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/Awards/awaac.htm (660 words)

	NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA - Nepal Safari - Explore Nepal's Wildlife
		In the centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel which represents the chakra.
		India adopted the tricolor of orange, white, and green with a blue Ashoka Chakra at the center.
		This Dharma Chakra depicted the "wheel of the law" in the Sarnath Lion Capital made by the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor Ashoka.
	www.nepal-safari.com /india/national_flag.php (751 words)

	India - Entertainment - Sivan’s ‘Ashoka’ May Not Be So Great After All! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Emperor Ashoka's emblem can be found on the Indian national flag and in coins and rupee notes.
		Sivan's film is the story of Ashoka losing his heart to Kalinga princess Karubaki who was, however, in love with a prince of Kalinga.
		This is the only reason that her name finds a place in Ashoka's inscription, Das also a member of parliament said.
	www3.estart.com /india/entertainment/ashoka.html (580 words)

	Warbirds of India - [Delhi]
		Most significant besides the replacement of the Crown with the Ashoka Symbol was the inclusion in Devanagari Script the words "Bharatiya Vayu Sena" and the motto "Nabha Sparsham Deeptham".
		Aircraft insignia followed the RAF pattern except for a short period after independence when the Ashoka Chakra markings were used briefly.
		The Interim Ashoka Chakra Insignia as used during the Hyderabad Deccan Operations.
	www.warbirdsofindia.com /Heraldry.html (304 words)

	Ashoka the Great Cuisine of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Ashoka was a descendant of the great Mauryas, who ruled India in the second and third century B.C. His regime extended from 273 to 232 B.C. He diverted all of his energy to bringing peace and happiness by spreading the word of Buddha; after that he was know as Dharam-Ashoka.
		The imperial policy was expressed and inscribed on pillars which were known as Seven Pillar Edicts.
		The three lions that adorn it, the "Dharma Chakra" has been adopted by the Indian Government as the device of its national Seal.
	www.ashokathegreat.com (128 words)

	Ashok Chakra for Op Sarp Vinash martyr
		The government has conferred the Ashok Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, which is the equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra, on a 21-year-old army commando who died participating in Operation Sarp Vinash in Jammu and Kashmir this year.
		Captain A S Jasrotia posthumously won the Ashoka Chakra in 1996 and Major Sudhir Kumar in 2000 when he took on a big group of terrorists in Rajawar jungles in Kupwara district of JandK.
		It was this unit that held the Munawar Tawi Line against a Pakistani armoured thrust in Chamb sector in 1971, for the first time donning the role of a regular frontline unit to stem the Pakistani attack.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/aug/14josy.htm (577 words)

	History of Gujarat - Gujarat4u.com
		The autonomy of the Kings Bindusaar and Ashoka remained a glorious facet of the Maurya rule.
		Ashoka was a war loving king and his main ambition in life was to capture as many territories and kingdoms as possible.
		Ashoka had several stuti stambhs, singing the praises of God and establishing sermons and religious dictums for the reformation of the people and for reinstating the faith of his subjects.
	www.gujarat4u.com /about/historyofgujarat1.htm (978 words)

	Kamat's Potpourri: Emperor Ashoka
		After eight years of rule, he waged a fierce war against the kingdom of Kalinga (Orissa of today) and was so horrified at the carnage he had caused that he gave up violence and turned to Buddhism.
		In his efforts to propagate Buddhism, Ashoka built shrines and monasteries and inscribed Buddhist teachings on rocks and pillars in many places.
		He sent missionaries to countries as remote as Greece and Egypt; his own son, a monk, carried Buddhism to Sri Lanka, where it is still the major religion.
	www.kamat.com /kalranga/budhist/asoka.htm (245 words)

	EIR
		The logo of the Mar Thoma Church combines four sacred symbols: a cross, a wheel (chakra), a hand lamp and a lotus.
		The cross symbolizes the fact that Christ is at the center of the Church and its mission, and in the heart of the cross is a wheel (Ashoka Chakra), the emblem of India, symbolizing life.
		To the left of the cross is a hand lamp, an illustration of the Church’s motto, "Lighted to Lighten." On the right, is a lotus, the traditional Indian symbol of holy living.
	www.episcopalchurch.org /6947_9242_ENG_HTM.htm (138 words)

	Sid's Blog: King Devanampiya Piyadasi – and the Discovery of Indian History
		Credit for initiating the long process of discovery of ancient Indian history must go largely to a group of remarkable scholars who were members of an equally remarkable institution The Asiatic Society of Kolkata, founded by Sir William Jones in 1784, with the goal of advancing the understanding of Indian history and culture.
		King Devanampiya Piyadasi was none other than Ashoka, already known from the Sanskrit king lists as a descendent of Chandragupta Maurya and, from Himalayan Buddhist sources, as a patron of early Buddhism.
		With the discovery of Ashoka as the righteous ruler of a vast empire, a glorious chapter in the history of India was thrown open.
	sidshome1.blogspot.com /2006/09/king-devanampiya-piyadasi-and.html (2142 words)

	Gallery
		A very clear clue is the picture with the idol of Buddha; it has the "Ashoka Chakra" etched at its base and Ashoka was an Indian king who converted to Buddhism.
		(Ashoka Chakra is a Wheel with spokes and relates to the cycle of life or some thing like that...)
		The next clue is the statue with the "Lion Heads", this is a part of the Ashoka Pillar (at the top of the pillar) which can be seen in Agra (near Delhi India)....
	www.swssec.com /gallery.html (1010 words)

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