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I'm surprised more ignorant folks aren't outraged at Buddhist temples being a "hate symbol"
by ythn 9y ago
I'm surprised more ignorant folks aren't outraged at Buddhist temples being a "hate symbol"
- uuoc 9y agoThat symbol's history far predates its quite recent re-definition as a hate symbol in the western world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika (a wee bit of emphasis added below): > The swastika is an ancient religious icon used in the Indian subcontinent, East Asia and Southeast Asia, where it has been and remains a sacred symbol of spiritual principles in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In the Western world, it was historically a symbol of auspiciousness and good luck,[5] but in the 1930s, it became the main feature of Nazi symbolism as an emblem of Aryan race identity, and as a result, it has become stigmatized in the West by association with ideas of racism, hatred, and mass murder. > Some of the earliest archaeological evidence of the swastika in the Indian subcontinent can be dated to 3,000 BCE. 3000 BCE by far predates the last ~85-90 years of its redefinition.
- Coincoin 9y agoYes. That's exactly your comment parent's point.
- kraig911 9y agoI wonder if it's going to show up in google maps in Germany.