The pillars of Ashoka are a collection of pillars dispersed throughout the Indian subcontinent, during Emperor Ashoka's reign of the Mauryan Empire.
The Emperor had inscriptions carved into the pillars, containing information about the Emperor's beliefs and ideas towards the teachings and philosophies of Buddhism. The pillars stand roughly 15 meters in height and weigh about 50 tons each. These pillars where then sent to areas like Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The pillar shown in the image is believed to be one of 30 sandstone pillars inscribed with a Buddhists based moral code. The four lion pillar was constructed by Emperor Ashoka. The lion figure has since become the Republic of India's modern national emblem.
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