The True History & Story of The Swastika Symbol.

Ajoutée le 1 févr. 2013

The
swastika (卐) (Sanskrit: स्वस्तिक) is an equilateral cross with four
arms bent at 90 degrees. The earliest archaeological evidence of
swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization,
Ancient India as well as Classical Antiquity. Swastikas have also been
used in various other ancient civilizations around the world. It remains
widely used in Indian religions, specifically in Hinduism, Buddhism,
and Jainism, primarily as a tantric symbol to evoke shakti or the sacred
symbol of auspiciousness. The word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit
svastika - "su" meaning "good," "asti" meaning "to be," and "ka" as a
suffix. The swastika literally means "to be good". Or another
translation can be made: "swa" is "higher self", "asti" meaning "being",
and "ka" as a suffix, so the translation can be interpreted as "being
with higher self".

In East Asia, the swastika is a Chinese
character, defined by Kangxi Dictionary, published in 1716, as "synonym
of myriad, used mostly in Buddhist classic texts", by extension, the
word later evolved to represent eternity and Buddhism.