Some of those meanings

Swastika (Sanskrit svastika, “all is well”) has always baffled me. As a child, I have seen my grandmother paint this ancient symbol on the doors and when asked about it, she’d say it was a symbol of prosperity but as I grew up, I realized that there were different meanings.

The prosperity angle was the most common but Swastika considered to be the world’s ancient of all symbols, more importantly signified the Wheel of Time, a concept in Hindu Mythology (also in Buddhism and Jain) as per which, time is infinite and it has neither a beginning nor an end.

This concept can also be traced back among various cultures and religions across the world though interpretations vary for instance in Buddhism, it would also signify resignation and appears on the chest of Buddha’s images but in the aftermath of the 2^nd World War, Swastika, the symbol which has been revered by the Eastern societies are now being interpreted by the Western societies to symbolise hate, violence and anti-Jew.

~ by deadkid on June 29, 2008.