Ashoka Lion

At Sarnath, the deer park where the Buddha delivered his first sermon after enlightenment, Ashoka raised a pillar unlike any other in his empire. Its capital: four lions standing back to back, roaring outward in every direction, mounted above a wheel of dharma. It fused the oldest symbol of sovereignty in the ancient world directly to the Buddha's teaching, power now answerable to a moral order instead of a sword.

Nearly two and a half thousand years later, independent India took this exact carving as its national emblem. It sits today on every rupee note, every passport, every government seal in the country, the most reproduced image in Indian history, and it began as one emperor's attempt to redefine what strength was supposed to mean. This tee carries the same four lions on its back.

Details
100% Cotton, 260 GSM heavyweight
Oversized fit. If between sizes, size down for a regular fit or size up for a boxier silhouette.

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