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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Myth" data-source="post: 7470776" data-attributes="member: 222967">The Flag of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a>, also called the Lion Flag, consists of a gold lion, holding a sword in its right fore paw,. The lion represents bravery, When <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijaya" target="_blank">Vijaya</a>, the first King of the island of Sri Lanka, arrived in Sri Lanka from India in 486 BCE, he brought with him a flag with a symbol of a lion on it. Since then the Lion symbol played a significant role in the history of Sri Lanka. It was used extensively by monarchs who followed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King" target="_blank">King</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijaya" target="_blank">Vijaya</a> and it became a symbol of freedom and hope. When the legendary <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King" target="_blank">King</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutugemunu" target="_blank">Dutugemunu</a> embarked on the campaign in which he defeated the Tamil King <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara" target="_blank">Elara</a>, who had occupied part of Sri Lanka, he carried with him a banner which portrayed a lion carrying a sword on his right forepaw along with two other symbols, the Sun and the Moon....source - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka" target="_blank">WiKi</a></blockquote>

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