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Friday, March 1, 2019

Swastika–a Symbol of Good and Evil

SOCS350-ON November 7, 2008 THE SWASTIKA-A emblem OF GOOD AND EVIL The hackenkreuz, gamma cross, gammadion, St. Brigits cross, fylfot cross and swastika atomic number 18 all references to one symbol, the oldest cross in the world. This symbol is represented several(prenominal) thousand social classs B. C. in multiple cultures. It is not until the 1900s that the name swastika elicits such a fervor of emotions. It is interesting to contrast the view crowns of the Chinese community versus the enormity of human passion that ensues in a Judaic community when the symbol is displayed.As cited in Chinese Symbols Common louvre Asian Attributes,httpsymbolic-meanings. com/2007/11/01chinese-symbols-commonAncient Chinese symbols and their meanings are a product of a very savvy flock who understood the human need to attainment in their conjunction with their propensity to link positive change with optic/allegorical concepts. The Chinese believe that crises in ones life sentence bring th e opportunity for change. Symbolism is incorporated in the kanji, more normally refer red-faced to as Chinese characters. Kanji, itself means both crises and opportunity.As many people of China embrace the Buddhist religion, it is an opportunity to discuss the swastika from this point of view. As cited in ReligionFacts The Swastika Symbol in Buddhism htt//symbolic-meanings. com/2007/11/01chinese-symbols-common foliate 2 Swastika In Buddhism, the swastika signifies auspiciousness and good tidy sum as well as the Buddhas footprints and the Buddhas heart. The swastika is give tongue to to contain the whole mind of the Buddha and can often be raise imprinted on the chest, feet or palms of Buddha images.It is also the first of the 65 auspicious symbols on the footprint of the Buddha. The swastika will also be found in homes, on the doorways to temples, at the beginning of books, in decorative borders and in article of clothing as well as being carved into Chinese coins. The swastik a is seen as a symbol of luck and life. As cited in NewsFinder. org/ invest/more/swastika The Oldest Known Symbol In Nazi Germany, the swastika became the national symbol.In 1910, a poet and nationalist, Guido von List suggested that the swastika be a symbol for all anti Semitic organizations. On August 7, 1920, at the Salzburg Congress, this flag became the official emblem of the Nazi Party. The actual drawing of the thousands of year old swastika remained the same with one exception after the credence by the Nazisthe exclusive use of the colors black, red and white. The swastika holds a vivid, decent vision for those of the Jewish community.The impact though now changes from positive and serene as seen with the Chinese community to that of arouse up memories of the holocaust, a time of horror and hate. The brief appropriation by the Nazis of the swastika has forever destroyed the positive a Page 3 Swastika and serene interpretation of this symbol for a lot of the world but esp ecially for those of Hebrew belief. So deeply imbedded in the minds of those with an ancestry to Judaism that to merely see the swastika is to re-live the stories of the holocaust, the inhumanity and despair.So powerful a symbol is that the swastika can create havoc on ones limbic system. Though fewer victims are left-hand(a) now from this reign of terror, the legacy lives on to this day and assuredly shall for many generations to come. Two cultures, two moments in time, two opposing interpretations as link to a simple drawing have been discussed. The power is of course not in the drawing, but in the meaning perceived by the drawing. In one culture we see the swastika as life, in the early(a) we see the swastika as a vile destruction of life.

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