Do you know?

[Spirit of Light]

Do you know the true meaning of the swastika?

 

[dybmh]

Do you know the true meaning of the swastika?

Do you know the true meaning of the swastika?

 

[Darkforbid]

It's an ancient symbol in the form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used (in clockwise form) as the emblem of the German Nazi party.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Do you know the true meaning of the swastika?

I do know the answer to my question yes

 

[dybmh]

I do know the answer to my question yes

OK. I voted "Other". I'm interested to read the responses and hopefully you will share more when you feel it is appropriate.

I thank you.

 

[Darkforbid]

OK. I voted "Other". I'm interested to read the responses and hopefully you will share more when you feel it is appropriate.

I thank you.

He thinks it's the depiction of a hunting boomerang

 

[The Reverend Bob]

It was an ancient symbol of cyclic time belonging to many cultures like the Ouroboros. But now it is a Nazi symbol.

 

[sun rise]

The answer is "other" by which I mean "both and much more".

There's a left and right facing swastika that have different meanings and uses in different religions. I did not remember the meanings nor the rich history so looked it up for any that are interested.

Swastika - Wikipedia
Sauwastika - Wikipedia

 

[Spirit of Light]

The original meaning of the symbol swastika is the symbol of Buddha. One swastika symbolize the enlightenment status of a Tathāgata, the more swastikas a buddha carry means higher enlightenment is reached. only one with the third eye open can see the swastika on the Buddha

 

[MonkeyFire]

I thought it was a Jain symbol.

 

[Vinayaka]

Do you know the true meaning of the swastika?

Which version of it?

 

[Stanyon]

Here's a few:

 

[dybmh]

Navajo?

 

[Stanyon]

Navajo?

I imagine but it seems fairly common among many Native American tribes.

Here is an interesting story of self deputized PC police in action- and they wonder why some people think they are stupid.
A group of protesters demanded that a Native American swastika be removed from an SLC market — but were they right? - The Salt Lake Tribune

 

[Quintessence]

Symbols do not have "true meanings." Symbols are placeholders that represent something else. Their meaning is contextual and culturally-derived, meaning it is subjective and there is no "true meaning" to such things. The meaning is whatever your cultural context tells you it is or whatever your own life experiences tell you it is.

 

[leov]

Do you know the true meaning of the swastika?

 

[Darkforbid]

Navajo?

Chief William Neptune of the Passamaquoddy

 

[dybmh]

The original meaning of the symbol swastika is the symbol of Buddha. One swastika symbolize the enlightenment status of a Tathāgata, the more swastikas a buddha carry means higher enlightenment is reached. only one with the third eye open can see the swastika on the Buddha

Is the swastika on a Buddha? Or is a Buddha on the swastika?

 

[The Reverend Bob]

I imagine but it seems fairly common among many Native American tribes.

Here is an interesting story of self deputized PC police in action- and they wonder why some people think they are stupid.
A group of protesters demanded that a Native American swastika be removed from an SLC market — but were they right? - The Salt Lake Tribune

It's an offensive symbol to most people, maybe some groups need to stop using it

 

[sun rise]

The original meaning of the symbol swastika is the symbol of Buddha. One swastika symbolize the enlightenment status of a Tathāgata, the more swastikas a buddha carry means higher enlightenment is reached. only one with the third eye open can see the swastika on the Buddha

That's not what the Wikipedia site I noted said.

In Asia, the swastika symbol first appears in the archaeological record around[55] 3000 BCE in the Indus Valley Civilization.[68][69] It also appears in the Bronze and Iron Age cultures around the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. In all these cultures the swastika symbol does not appear to occupy any marked position or significance, but appears as just one form of a series of similar symbols of varying complexity. In the Zoroastrian religion of Persia, the swastika was a symbol of the revolving sun, infinity, or continuing creation.[70][71] It is one of the most common symbols on Mesopotamian coins.[8]

The icon has been of spiritual significance to Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.[4][8] The swastika is a sacred symbol in the Bön religion, native to Tibet.