Swastika Meaning

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SWASTIKA: GOOD OR BAD? I first saw the Swastika symbol as a child watching “The Sound of Music”, and always attached the symbol to war and death by Germans, until I was 15 years old when I had someone asked me about the origin of the symbol and I answered “Germany”. I did a little research on it and found out that the original meaning of the symbol had nothing to do with death or war. The Swastika is the oldest known symbol dating as far back as over 3,000 years. It even predates the ancient Egyptian symbol, the Ankh. It has been a sacred symbol of Hindus since ages. The word – Swastika comes from the Sanskrit Svastika – “Su” – meaning “good”, “asti” – meaning “to be”, and…show more content…
If the Swastika is adorning a wall in a temple, in my opinion, it must mean something good. I would attach its meaning to good, kindness, all the positive things it stood for as it was in the beginning. But if I saw this same symbol on a flag, I would automatically attach it to the Germans, and to hate, war and death. Unfortunately, the true meaning of the Swastika is lost to most people. I asked 10 people about the Swastika, and not 1 person had anything positive to say. And even when I told them the true meaning, they still held on to the belief they had. As the old saying goes, “first impressions are lasting impressions.” Most people’s first and only experience with the Swastika is associated to the Nazi’s. And most people never get the chance to learn that the original meaning of the Swastika is that of good. Also, the negative things tend to linger around more than the positive. I mean, how can a symbol that still represents good in one culture, continues to be viewed as evil all over the
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