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Q: What is the significance of the Swastika symbol in Hinduism?
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Symbol of Hinduism is aum symbol and swastika symbol. These both symbols represent core belief of Hinduism.


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There are two major symbols in Hinduism (or Sanatan Dharma): One is the symbol OM and the other is Swastika. Please specify which symbol you want information on.


Is the swastika associated with Hinduism?

No.


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It is the "Om" symbol. To see an image go to //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Om_symbol.svg/200px-Om_symbol.svg.pngThis represents the word written in devanagari script - the script used for Sanskit.


What is the symbol which represents Hinduism?

'AUM' or 'OM' (pranava) is the most pronounced sacred symbol which means "the essence of entire universe". Other symbols are the swastika, and the lotus.


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There are two major symbols in Hinduism (or Sanatan Dharma): One is the symbol OM and the other is Swastika. Please specify which symbol you want information on.


What is the purpose of Swaskita?

don't you mean the swastika? the swastika was the nazi symbol. don't you mean the swastika? the swastika was the nazi symbol.


What was the symbol of Hitler's political party?

The symbol of Hitler's political party, the Nazis, was the swastika.


What was symbol of Nazis?

The 卐, or Swastika It is actually a tilted Swastika. The Swastika is actually a Hindu symbol. If you take the symbol and tilt it 45, so that the vertices and diagonals are vertical and horizontal, you get the Nazi Swastika.


Why do Buddhist temples have the Nazi sign?

The swastika was taken from the Buddhist temple symbol for the sun ( which is on the Buddhist temple). The symbol for the sun means power in all things, which is why Hitler took it for himself, however turning the symbol on it's side to form a new symbol, the swastika. Addendum Actually the swastika is used in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism and predates the Nazi's by thousands of years. Wikipedia has a detailed explanation.