The Swastika; Symbol, Origin and Migration

This blog presentation will discuss the symbolism and ideology of the swastika symbol, with reference to the many different applications and...

The swastika is an ancient symbol which is highly sacred in Aryan civilization and culture and has been around for thousands of years. Swast...

The most common Buddhist interpretation of the swastika is that it is the footprint of Buddha, referred to as the ‘won’, by the Chinese. The...

The swastika symbol is also commonly associated with the sun as a meteorological tool and as the monogram of Vishnu and Siva(9). For this re...

There are significant gaps in the migration of the swastika symbol after the origin of the symbol in the Indus Valley region. The symbol has...

The Valley of the Indus River : The believed origin of the swastika symbol because it has been the source of the earliest presence of the sy...

Hissarlik (modern day Turkey): This site touches both Europe and Asia and is the earliest known presence of the swastika symbol. Hissarlik ...

Mohenjo-Dara and Harappa, India; Mohnjo-Dara and Harappa are ancient Indian cities where swastikas were found on decorative seals in 1931. ...

Greece; After the collapse of the Aegean civilization, the swastika appeared on pottery and served a decorative function in Cyprus, Rhodes ...

Italy; The swastika was found on archaic vases, rugs, fabrics and pottery. In Sicily, the swastika is associated with the “Trinity of Legs”...

Great Britian and Aquitania ; The swastika reference during the Gallico-Roman period is to the sky-god Thor, and is representative of the th...

Japan ; From the Japanese symbol book, manji (swastika) forms are depicted from the early 20th century. The related picture is of manji, not...

The debate as to whether or not the swastika symbol was an Aryan sign for the bond between Indian and Teutonic (German) civilizations sparke...

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