Nandipada

The Nandipada appears on numerous ancient Indian coins,[2] such as coins from Taxila dating to the 2nd century BCE. The symbol also appears on the zebu bull on the reverse if often shown with a Nandipada taurine mark on its hump on the less worn coins, which reinforces the role of the animal as a symbol, religious or geographic, rather than just the depiction of an animal for decorative purposes. The same association was made later on coins of Zeionises or Vima Kadphises.^{[1] [2]}

The Nandipada also appears in Buddhist and Jain art. Buddhists identify it with Triratna, while Jains refer it to the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves.

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