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The Sarnath Lion Capital symbolises which event in the Buddha's life?

AMahaparinibbana at Kushinagar
BEnlightenment at Bodhgaya
CRenunciation of the palace
DDhammachakrapravartana
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Dhammachakrapravartana
1. It is the first sermon. 2. The capital symbolises Dhammachakrapravartana. 3. It was built by Ashoka. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 3, Arts of the Mauryan Period._
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