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Languages: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese
Meaning: Buddhist Symbols of Hindu origin
BIN: $200 000.
The swastika (from Sanskrit svastika) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles in either left-facing (卍
or right-facing (卐 direction. The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.
These two symbols are included, at least since the Liao Dynasty, as part of the Chinese language, the symbolic sign for the character 萬 or 万 (wàn in Chinese, man in Japanese, vạn in Vietnamese) meaning "all", and "eternality" (lit. myriad) and as 卐 which is seldom used. A swastika marks the beginning of many Buddhist scriptures. The swastikas (in either orientation) appear on the chest of some statues of Gautama Buddha and is often incised on the soles of the feet of the Buddha in statuary.
The swastika used in Buddhist art and scripture is known in Japanese as a manji (which literally just means "the Chinese character for eternality" 万字, and represents Dharma, universal harmony, and the balance of opposites. When facing left 卍, it is the omote (front) manji, representing love and mercy. Facing right 卐, it represents strength and intelligence, and is called the ura (rear) manji. Balanced manji are often found at the beginning and end of Buddhist scriptures (outside India).
On maps in the Taipei subway system a swastika symbol is employed to indicate a temple, parallel to a cross indicating a Christian church.
Some sources indicate that the Chinese Empress Wu (684-704) of the Tang Dynasty decreed that the swastika would be used as an alternative symbol of the sun. As part of the Chinese script, the swastika has Unicode encodings U+534D 卍 (pronunciation following the Chinese character "萬": Cantonese: "man"; Mandarin: wan); (left-facing) and U+5350 卐 (right-facing).[16]
The Mandarin "Wan" is a homophone for "10,000" and is commonly used to represent the whole of creation eg 'the myriad things' in the Dao De Jing.
In Japan, the swastika is called manji (卍.
On Japanese maps, a swastika (left-facing and horizontal) is used to mark the location of a Buddhist temple. The right-facing manji is often referred as the gyaku manji (逆卍, lit. "reverse manji"), and can also be called kagi jūji, literally "hook cross."
Source: Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
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Languages: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese
Meaning: Buddhist Symbols of Hindu origin
BIN: $200 000.
The swastika (from Sanskrit svastika) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles in either left-facing (卍
or right-facing (卐 direction. The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. These two symbols are included, at least since the Liao Dynasty, as part of the Chinese language, the symbolic sign for the character 萬 or 万 (wàn in Chinese, man in Japanese, vạn in Vietnamese) meaning "all", and "eternality" (lit. myriad) and as 卐 which is seldom used. A swastika marks the beginning of many Buddhist scriptures. The swastikas (in either orientation) appear on the chest of some statues of Gautama Buddha and is often incised on the soles of the feet of the Buddha in statuary.
The swastika used in Buddhist art and scripture is known in Japanese as a manji (which literally just means "the Chinese character for eternality" 万字
, and represents Dharma, universal harmony, and the balance of opposites. When facing left 卍, it is the omote (front) manji, representing love and mercy. Facing right 卐, it represents strength and intelligence, and is called the ura (rear) manji. Balanced manji are often found at the beginning and end of Buddhist scriptures (outside India).On maps in the Taipei subway system a swastika symbol is employed to indicate a temple, parallel to a cross indicating a Christian church.
Some sources indicate that the Chinese Empress Wu (684-704) of the Tang Dynasty decreed that the swastika would be used as an alternative symbol of the sun. As part of the Chinese script, the swastika has Unicode encodings U+534D 卍 (pronunciation following the Chinese character "萬": Cantonese: "man"; Mandarin: wan); (left-facing) and U+5350 卐 (right-facing).[16]
The Mandarin "Wan" is a homophone for "10,000" and is commonly used to represent the whole of creation eg 'the myriad things' in the Dao De Jing.
In Japan, the swastika is called manji (卍
. On Japanese maps, a swastika (left-facing and horizontal) is used to mark the location of a Buddhist temple. The right-facing manji is often referred as the gyaku manji (逆卍, lit. "reverse manji"), and can also be called kagi jūji, literally "hook cross."
Source: Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
