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  2. Swastika - Wikipedia

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    The swastika is a symbol with many styles and meanings and can be found in many cultures. The appropriation of the swastika by the Nazi Party is the most recognisable modern use of the symbol in the Western world. The swastika (卐 or 卍) is a symbol used in various Eurasian religions and cultures, and it is also seen in some African and ...

  3. Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century

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    The aviator Matilde Moisant wearing a swastika square medallion in 1912. The symbol was popular as a good luck charm with early aviators. The discovery of the Indo-European language group in the 1790s led to a great effort by European archaeologists to link the pre-history of European people to the hypothesised ancient "Aryans" (variously referring to the Indo-Iranians or the Proto-Indo ...

  4. Jain symbols - Wikipedia

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    In the top portion, the swastika symbol is present. The symbol of hand in the lower portion shows fearlessness and symbolizes the feeling of ahimsa towards all the creatures in this world. The circle in the middle of the hand symbolizes saṃsāra and the 24 spokes represent the preachings from the 24 Tirthankaras , which can be used to ...

  5. Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler

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    Over the past decade, as the Asian diaspora has grown in North America, the call to reclaim the swastika as a sacred symbol has become louder. Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by ...

  6. Religion of the Indus Valley Civilisation - Wikipedia

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    The swastika is a symbol sacred to multiple Indian religions – Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. [51] Since the icon has been located in IVC artifacts, a continuum has been posited by a few scholars but it is a fringe view – Possehl finds such suppositions to be not "sound".

  7. Hindu iconography - Wikipedia

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    Swastika is a symbol connoting general auspiciousness. It may represent purity of soul, truth, and stability or, alternatively, Surya, the sun. Its rotation in four directions has been used to represent many ideas, but primarily describes the four directions, the four Vedas and their harmonious whole.

  8. Emblem of Bihar - Wikipedia

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    The Emblem of Bihar is the official seal of the Indian state of Bihar. [1] ... The state symbol of Bihar features two swastikas in front of a picture of a Bodhi tree ...

  9. File:HinduSwastika.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Swastika It symbolizes Harmony, Lord Ganesh has it on his right hand. Differs from other uses of swastika by the four dots inside each of the four arms. Also, it is always drawn with the four inner arms at 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees on the compass, unlike other inscriptions where the inner arms are in the form of an 'X'.