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What is the symbol of swastika?
See the related link for an article with pictures. The swastika has been used by many cultures through history, with various meanings. It is now mostly recognized in connection with Nazi Germany.
What cultures used the word swastika long before Hitler and nazi Germany?
The swastika was used all over the world before the Nazis appropriated it. Vikings, Romans, Greeks, the Middle East, even ancient China and India. Around the time of World War II, a blue swastika was a common symbol used by the military of Finland. However, Hindus- people who follow Hinduism, one of India's major religions- still consider the swastika to be a symbol of good luck. Hinduism is thousands of years old too, so it's been used by them for a long time. Other religions that have ties to India, especially Buddhism and Jainism, also sometimes use the symbol.
Was the swastika sign good or evil?
The swastika symbolizes strength, but since the Nazis used it, most people assume it's evil.
When was the first swastika used World War 1 or World War 2?
The swastika is a very old symbol. But to answer your question it was used by the Nazis in World War 2.
The Nazis party sign mean?
Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck. Because of the Nazis' flag, the swastika soon became a symbol of hate, antisemitism, violence, death, and murder.
Other than being associated with the Nazi party what is the history of the swastika?
The swastika has been used by many different civilizations such as Japan, China and India. It is also used in religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
What was the symbol Nazis?
The SwastikaThere were many Nazi Symbols, but the official symbol of the National Socialist party, and the one you are probably thinking of is the swastika. The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing (卐) form or its mirrored left-facing (卍) form. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period. It occurs mainly in the modern day culture of India, sometimes as a geometrical motif and sometimes as a religious symbol. It remains widely used in Eastern religions / Dharmic religion, such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.Because of its iconic usage in Nazi Germany the symbol has become stigmatized in the Western world, and outlawed in Germany.It also used to be a symbol for the sun in some places, but the Nazis took it.
What is nazi flag?
The Nazis had many seals and emblems, however the most common is the swastika, which is essentially a perverted version of the Budhist solar cross. Hitler was an occult fanatic, and many of the symbols used by the Nazis can be traced back to occult or religious symbols.
What is swatsika?
Quote from Wikipedia: "The swastika (from Sanskrit svástika स्वस्तिक ) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing (卐) or left-facing (卍) forms. The swastika can also be drawn as a traditional swastika, but with a second 90° bend in each arm." See the Related Link.
Where did swastika comes from?
The origin of the swastika goes back 3000 years. Swastika-shaped ornaments have been found through archaeological evidence dating from the Neolithic period. The word 'swastika' is derived from 'Sanskrit' meaning 'lucky object'. It can aslo mean 'good luck' and is associated with well-being. Various versions of the swastika has been widely used in religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, as well as in Greco-Roman and Celtic antiquity and in Pre-Christian culture in the West. Some Native American tribes have also used the swastika shape. From the 1930s the swastika became associated with the Nazis in Germany and has since become a taboo symbol in the Western world, for example it is outlawed in Germany to use the swastika. Nowadays it is associated with political extremist and neo-Nazi groups like the Ku Klux Klan, the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging in South Africa and the Russian National Unity.
Why Hitler used this symbol?
By "that symbol" i think u meen the swastika. The swastika is an extremely powerful symbol. The Nazis used it to represent thieir own twisted, murderous ideology, but for centuries it had positive meanings. The swastika is an ancient symbol that has been used for over 3,000 years. Artifacts such as pottery and coins from ancient Troy show that the swastika was a commonly used symbol as far back as 1000 BC, to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck.
How are reincarnation and karma related in Hinduism?
They are both used in Hinduism & Buddhism. -writen by Willow! you know it!
