The World’s largest Dharma Chakra or Ashoka Chakra was unveiled by Shri Subhash Chandra on Saturday, January 5, 2019 in Yamunanagar’s Topra Kalan village.
Subhash Ji spoke about the significance of the location of the iconic wheel which is Topra Kalan village in Haryana. Referencing historical facts he stated, “While the Ashoka pillar, today, stands in Kotla, New Delhi, Samrat Ashoka had erected the Ashoka pillar in this village but in the year 1356 Feroz Shah Tughlaq took that pillar to Delhi from its original position.”
यमुनानगर में विश्व के सबसे बड़े धर्म चक्र/अशोक चक्र का अनावरण किया।
भगवान बुद्ध ने हरियाणा में यहीं पर विहार किया था। हमारा प्रयास है कि इसे बुद्ध सर्किट में शामिल किया जाए। pic.twitter.com/A9se3Vw4PN— Subhash Chandra (@subhashchandra) January 5, 2019
Adding to village’s importance in history, he said that Lord Buddha had come to this village too. He added, “It is here that Lord Buddha gave the discourse of Satipatthana Sutta which shows how one can obtain nirvana, how one can free himself of sorrows and be happy.”
आज मैं हरियाणा के यमुनानगर में टोपरा कलां गांव में विश्व के सबसे बड़े ‘धर्म/अशोक चक्र’ के अनावरण में उपस्थित रहूँगा।
२५०० वर्ष पूर्व बुद्ध इसी भूमि पर आए थे।
सम्राट अशोक के कई स्तंभ शिलालेखों में से एक इस गाँव में भी था।
यही से अशोक स्तंभ को फिरोजशाह तुगलक उठाकर दिल्ली ले गया था।— Subhash Chandra (@subhashchandra) January 5, 2019
Having said that he also hailed the team for taking the initiative and assured support from his side as a Member of Parliament to include Haryana in the Buddhist Circuit as it would not only valorize the cultural importance of the place but also attract people from all over the world to visit in turn helping the village prosper.