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The Sacred Solar Symbol of OUR Religion卐 (right-facing or clockwise) or 卍 (left-facing, counterclockwise), is an ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia. It is used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including
Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In the Western world, it was a symbol of
auspiciousness and
good luck until the 1930s it became a NS symbol as an emblem of the
Aryan (White) race. As a result of World War II, many people in the West still strongly associate 卐 with NS and antisemitism. The swastika continues to be used as a symbol of good luck and prosperity in
Hindu, Buddhist and
Jain countries such as Nepal, India, Mongolia, China and Japan. It is also commonly used in Hindu marriage ceremonies.
The word swastika comes from Sanskrit: स्वस्तिक, meaning
"conducive to well-being". In Hinduism, the right-facing symbol (卐) is called
swastika, symbolizing sun, prosperity and good luck, while the left-facing symbol (卍) is called
sauwastika, symbolising night or tantric aspects of Kali. In Jainism, a swastika is the symbol for Suparshvanatha – the seventh of 24 Tirthankaras (spiritual teachers and saviours), while in Buddhism it symbolises the auspicious footprints of the Buddha.
In several major Indo-European religions, the swastika symbolises lightning bolts, representing the thunder god and the king of the gods, such as
Indra in Vedic Hinduism,
Zeus in the ancient Greek religion,
Jupiter in the ancient Roman religion, and
Thor in the ancient Germanic religion.
The swastika is an icon which is widely found in both human history and the modern world. In various forms, it is otherwise known (in various European languages) as the
fylfot, gammadion, tetraskelion, or cross cramponnée (a term in Anglo-Norman heraldry); German:
Hakenkreuz; French:
croix gammée; Italian:
croce uncinata.
A swastika generally takes the form of a cross, the arms of which are of equal length and perpendicular to the adjacent arms, each bent midway at a right angle. The symbol is found in the archeological remains of the Indus Valley Civilisation and Samarra, as well as in early Byzantine and
Christian artwork.
The right-facing swastika (卐) was adopted by several organisations in pre–World War I Europe, and later by the NSDAP and NS Germany before World War II. It was used by the NSDAP to symbolise
German nationalistic pride. To Jews and other enemies of NS Germany, it became a symbol of antisemitism and terror.
In many Western countries, the swastika is now viewed as a symbol of
racial (white) supremacism because of its association with National Socialism.
In Hindu and Buddhist cultures, the swastika is a
holy symbol. On the holiday of Diwali, Hindu households commonly use the swastika in decorations. Many Indian auto-rickshaws feature the swastika to ward off ill-fortune. Reverence for the swastika symbol in Asian cultures, in contrast to the West's stigmatisation of the symbol, has led to leftist misinterpretations and misunderstandings.
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