Ashoka Chakra

[2] The most visible use of the Ashoka Chakra today is at the centre of the Flag of India (adopted on 22 July 1947), where it is rendered in a navy blue colour on a white background, replacing the symbol of charkha (spinning wheel) of the pre-independence versions of the flag.

It is also shown in the Ashoka Chakra medal, which is the highest award for gallantry in peacetime.

There, he found his five disciples, Assaji, Mahānāman, Kondañña, Bhaddiya and Vappa, who had earlier abandoned him.

The 24 spokes represent the twelve causal links taught by the Buddha and paṭiccasamuppāda (Dependent Origination, Conditional Arising) in forward and then reverse order.

[9] This flag included charkha which was replaced with Ashoka Chakra by the proposal of Ambedkar.

Illustration of the Ashoka Chakra, as depicted on the flag of India .
Depiction of a chakravartin , possibly Ashoka , with a 16-spoked wheel (1st century BCE/CE)