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  2. Swastika - Wikipedia

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    The swastika is a symbol with many styles and meanings and can be found in many cultures. The appropriation of the swastika by the Nazi Party is the most recognisable modern use of the symbol in the Western world. The swastika (卐 or 卍) is a symbol used in various Eurasian religions and cultures, and it is also seen in some African and ...

  3. List of Japanese map symbols - Wikipedia

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    Japanese map symbols; List of symbols (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex) Children's list from the GSI (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex) This is a very good reference, it has separate links for each symbol. Map Symbols (2002) from the GSI (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex)

  4. Buddhist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The swastika was also a symbol of protection from evil. [75] The ancient swastika (which are also Chinese characters, mainly 卍 and 卐) is common in Buddhist art. It is widely used in East Asia to represent Buddhism, and Buddhist temples. Buddhist symbols like the swastika have also been used as a family emblem by Japanese clans. [76]

  5. A Facebook post on the meaning of a swastika blew up in this ...

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    Swastika, derived from the Sanskrit words "su" (meaning good) and "asti" (meaning to prevail), is a symbol of good fortune and good wishes for Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists, some of whom will place ...

  6. Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler

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    The equilateral cross with its legs bent at right angles is a millennia-old sacred symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism that represents peace and good fortune, and was also used widely by ...

  7. Glossary of Japanese Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    agyō* (阿形) – A type of statue (of a Niō, komainu, etc.) with its mouth open to pronounce the sound "a", first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet and symbol of the beginning of all things. [1] See also ungyō. Amida Nyorai (阿弥陀如来) – Japanese name of Amitabha, deity worshiped mainly by the Pure Land sect. [2] Anjitsu/Anshitsu ...

  8. Jain symbols - Wikipedia

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    There are many variations of the symbol in use currently. However, they do not show all the fundamental concepts embedded in the current emblem. For example, JAINA in North America uses a modified version of the standard Jain symbol. It replaces the swastika with Om because the swastika is associated with Nazi Germany there. [4]

  9. Hokora - Wikipedia

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    Though the hokora are usually categorized as Shintoist, they are often decorated with a swastika which in Japan is a symbol associated with Buddhism. In Kyoto especially, many hokora are actually dedicated to Kannon , a bodhisattva , rather than Shinto deities .