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It's not just Jains (it's almost all Hindus as well), and the original Swastika [1] really doesn't have anything other than a positive connotation. It's conside
by piyush_soni 10y ago
It's not just Jains (it's almost all Hindus as well), and the original Swastika [1] really doesn't have anything other than a positive connotation. It's considered to be an auspicious symbol, something which brings luck, prosperity etc. Even now if we buy something big (like house/vehicle etc.), the first thing religious Hindus do is get the ceremony done for making it 'auspicious' (by a Hindu priest), and drawing Swastika on that property is an important part of it. The people in US, if you visit any famous Hindu temple there, you might observe a priest doing the same ceremony with someone's new flashy car.
The symbol is also used in almost any important life event in Hindu culture.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
- rangibaby 10y agoYou'd be surprised at how many times I have had to explain that it was for good luck and not some kind of evil logo
- ralfd 10y agoSo ... this was what made the Nazis lucky initially in the War?
- Mtinie 10y agoI know you probably meant that tongue-in-cheek, but the early German success wasn't luck, but the results of a hyper-focused industrial base and technically superior weapons (amongst other things).
- virtuabhi 10y agoActually, we (Indians) say that Nazis lost the war because they rotated the Swastika symbol
- newyankee 10y agokuch bhi, khudka anecdote country pe mat dal
- piyush_soni 10y agoEven if they think Nazis' symbol is bad, ideally they should easily be able to see the difference between that and the Indian symbol which is almost always red, vertically upright, and with four dots.
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