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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. Buddhist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Buddhist symbolism is the use of symbols (Sanskrit: pratīka) to represent certain aspects of the Buddha's Dharma (teaching). Early Buddhist symbols which remain important today include the Dharma wheel, the Indian lotus, the three jewels and the Bodhi tree. [1] Buddhism symbolism is intended to represent the key values of the Buddhist faith.

  4. Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century

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    The aviator Matilde Moisant wearing a swastika square medallion in 1912. The symbol was popular as a good luck charm with early aviators. The discovery of the Indo-European language group in the 1790s led to a great effort by European archaeologists to link the pre-history of European people to the hypothesised ancient "Aryans" (variously referring to the Indo-Iranians or the Proto-Indo ...

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

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    CoHNA's Twitter/X post said, “You are right in asking people to be aware of the sacred symbol of #Swastika, held as deeply auspicious by two billion Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and other groups ...

  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. Ashtamangala - Wikipedia

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    An early grouping of symbols included: throne, swastika, handprint, hooked knot, vase of jewels, water libation flask, pair of fishes, lidded bowl. In Buddhism, these eight symbols of good fortune represent the offerings made by the gods to Shakyamuni Buddha immediately after he gained enlightenment. [1]

  8. Falun (symbol) - Wikipedia

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    Despite the invocation of Buddhist language and symbols, the law wheel as understood in Falun Gong has distinct connotations, and is held to represent the universe. [2] It is conceptualized by an emblem consisting of one large and four small swastika symbols, representing the Buddha, [3] and four small Taiji (yin-yang) symbols of the Daoist ...

  9. Jain symbols - Wikipedia

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    The four arms of the swastika symbolize the four states of existence as per Jainism: [1] [2] Heavenly beings ("devas encantadia") Human beings; Hellish beings; Tiryancha (subhuman like flora or fauna) It represents the perpetual nature of the universe in the material world, where a creature is destined to one of those states based on their karma.