The Ashoka Chakra on the flag of India is a depiction of a 24-spoked Dharmachakra (Wheel of Dharma, or Wheel of Life) -- originally a Buddhist symbol but now standing for all the religions of India.It replaced the charkha (specifically, a spinning-wheel, and a symbol of the Indian independence movement) which had featured on pre-independence versions of the flag.
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There are 24 spokes in the Ashoka Chakra, which is featured on the national flag of India.
The chakra is called Ashoka Chakra because it has been derived from Asoka Pillar. The Ashoka Chakra contains 24 spokes which signifies that human must be ready to work for 24 hours of the day. It is in the centre of Tiranga ( The Indian National Flag).
Asoka chakra is the name of the wheel on the flag of India
It is taken from the Lions capital of Ashoka and having presence on various edicts of Ashoka. It has replaced pre independence charakha on the national flag. It has 24 spokes.
King Ashoka was a very brave warrior. Once during a battle he used a weapon in the form of the chakra [located in the middle of the flag] to kill enemies that had circled him.Hence the reason for inclusion of his symbols in the flag and national emblem.
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It is slightly less than 1/3 since the exact area covered by the Ashoka Chakra is not specified.
The chakra in the centre of the flag is a variation of the Buddhist dharmachakra popularised by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. Ashoka's chakra was used for some of the first documented evidence of Buddhism, so in a sense this chakra really is the dharmachakra. The dharmachakra represents the doctrine of dharma, Buddha's stated path to enlightenment. The spokes of the chakra represent different things according to the number of spokes in the wheel; in the case of Ashoka's chakra with 24 spokes, the spokes represent the Twelve Laws of Origination and Twelve Laws of Termination. The turning of the wheel represents Buddha's sequential teachings of dharma, though in the case of the flag's chakra may more metaphorically represent progress or national strength and endurance over time.
In India, the national flag is referred to as Tirangā, or "tricolor" because it is split into three horizontal panels of orange/saffron, white, and green. In the middle of the flag, there is a blue wheel with twenty-four spokes called the Ashoka Chakra.
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That is the Ashoka Chakra, it has 24 spokes as represented in the wheel at the center of the flag of India
The Indian flag has a ashoka chakra [a wheel] in the center of it symbolizing the circle of life and death.