Difference between revisions of "Swastika"

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An example of a swastika on a Hindi book.

There are two main symbolic meanings of the swastika:

-symbol of life in eastern religion. -symbol commonly associated with Nazism.

As an ancient religious symbol, the swastika has powerful symbolic meanings in the Jain religion

The Nazi swastika is "right facing", while most religious instances of the swastika re "left facing".

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 [[Image:Swastika-HindiBook.jpg|thumb|right|100px|An example of a swastika on a Hindi book.]]
-An ancient symbol, the swastika also used in the flag of [[Nazi Germany]] which made it taboo in most Western cultures.
+There are two main symbolic meanings of the swastika:
-[[Hinduism|Hindus]] and [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] continue to use the swastika for religious purposes, seeing it as a symbol of good fortune.
+-symbol of life in [[eastern religion]].
+-symbol commonly associated with [[Nazism]].
+As an ancient religious symbol, the swastika has powerful symbolic meanings in the [[Jain]] religion
+The Nazi swastika is "right facing", while most religious instances of the swastika re "left facing".