The swastika, an ancient symbol, has long been a powerful and positive symbol in a multitude of cultures spanning the globe,
Submitted by mitchee009 on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 23:18.
The Falun emblem - the symbol of Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa
The swastika is an ancient symbol of good fortune embraced through the ages and around the world. However, many people today have vivid memories of Hitler's abuse of the swastika during World War II, associating it with the horrors of the Holocaust. Hitler misappropriated the swastika, distorting its meaning to millions of people. As a result, they are often surprised to see the swastika as part of the Falun, the symbol of Falun Gong .
In the ancient Chinese peaceful, spiritual practice of Falun Gong, the Falun emblem contains both wan symbols and yin-yang symbols (called Taichi symbols in Chinese). Ancient cultivation ways of the Dao school have always considered the yin-yang symbols as miniatures of the universe. Similarly, cultivation ways of the Buddha school consider the swastika to represent the universe.
The swastika has long been a powerful and positive symbol in a multitude of cultures spanning the globe. In Eastern cultures, the swastika is a symbol of Buddha. In China, the swastika also embodies the concepts of eternity, infinity and the universe. The Chinese word for the symbol is wan, and in Sanskrit, it is known as srivatsa.
Photos showing some past and present examples of the use of the swastika are presented below, as are links to an eye-opening eleven minute video:
http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2007/9/16/89609.html
http://www.falundafa.org/eng/falun.html#falundafa
swastika
the symbol of the swastika can also be seen on ancient
( approx 4000 years old) syrian graves discovered some 18 yrs ago .
however , the meaning of this symbol used in syria could not be interpreted.
what i do not understand, is the reason of explaining us the swastika.
does anybody need such explanations ?????
nostalgy ???!!!
The symbol has been placed on the website.
I needed to clarify it to the audience because the symbol is placed on the website, and many will confuse this with Hitler's evil appropriation of this ancient symbol.
thats why I needed to clarify the truth of this powerful and and ancient Symbol, modernly known as the Swastika.
Best Wishes,
Mitch
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