Ive seen the symbol of Jainism and i was practicing drawing it for my rs project... my brother came alone and saw it and said... oh isn't this a racist sign? my mate was drawing it and my teacher said its racist... but I'm positive its the sign of Jainism Oswell... now that i think of it, it looks pretty smiler to the sign the Nazis wore on their uniform ( i saw this in a film) I'm confused please explain!
I just looked it up at Google Images and that Jainism symbol is a swastika (I don't know how to spell it). That is the Nazi sign. Is Jainism an anti-Jew thingy?
NO!
the swastika originated in the Jain religion thousands of years ago, HITLER took this symbol as his own. The swastika is the 'symbol' that represents Jainism, like the cross for Christianity.
Jainism is a non-violent religion kind of like a mix between Hinduism and Buddhism, they are not 'anti-Jew'
Jainism (pronounced /Dan's/,I'mso called 'Jain Dharma') is an ancient dharmic religion from India that prescribes a path of non-violence for all forms of living beings in this world. Its philosophy and practice relies mainly on self effort in progressing the soul on the spiritual ladder to God consciousness.
-Wikipedia.
Jainism symbol has no connotation with the Nazi symbol or their ideology. The Nazi swastika is angled, with crooked arms pointing the opposite direction, therefore a completely different symbol.
Hitler took the ancient symbol and changed it.
Tell you teacher she just got owned by bunch of Internet people.
Various near eastern religions had it first, then the Nazis copied it. Because he viewed them as the original Aryans, Hitler had it added to his flag to remind people of "the mission of the struggle for the victory of the Aryan man, and, by the same token, the victory of the idea of creative work."
The swastika (from Sanskrit swastika S'S's equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing (?) form or its mirrored left-facing (?) form. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period. It occurs mainly in the modern day culture of India, sometimes as a geometrical motif and sometimes as a religious symbol. It remains widely used in Eastern religions / Dharmic religion such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
Though once commonly used all over much of the world, the symbol has become stigmatized and to some extent taboo in the Western world because of its iconic usage by Nazi Germany, and it has notably been outlawed in Germany if used as a symbol of Nazism (usage of the sign by religious groups is tolerated). Many modern far right and Noe-nazi groups such as Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging , the Syrian Social Nationalist Party and Russian National Unity use stylized swastikas or similar symbols.
The Buddhist symbol spins clockwise, the Nazi Swastika spins counterclockwise. It is a powerful symbol and that was understood by Hitler (a student of the occult). Spiritual energies spin clockwise (with the will of God), anticlockwise energy goes against the will of God, IOW creates "evil" energy (or shuts down spiritual energy).
Both.
The swastika (from Sanskrit swastika S'S's equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing (?) form or its mirrored left-facing (?) form. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period. It occurs mainly in the modern day culture of India, sometimes as a geometrical motif and sometimes as a religious symbol. It remains widely used in Eastern religions / Dharmic religion such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
Though once commonly used all over much of the world, the symbol has become stigmatized and to some extent taboo in the Western world because of its iconic usage by Nazi Germany, and it has notably been outlawed in Germany if used as a symbol of Nazism (usage of the sign by religious groups is tolerated).
The swastika is an ancient (thousands of years old) symbol for good luck and it's used in Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism, or just as a good symbol. Sheesh, can't some of you people who think it's Nazi go ogle?
It's original meaning and association has indeed been superseded in common consciousness by it's appropriation by the Nazis. Some have tried to reclaim it since, for example it's still used in Jainism and it was part of the original symbol for Raelism (http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/images/0/0f/Ra%C3%ABlism.jpg). You see the other distinct shape involved in that Raelist symbol? Another form of reclamation. I think it's pretty interesting that you show someone any sort of swastika and they are almost certain to think "Nazi" and you show them a regular hexagram (6-pointed star), they are almost certain to think "Jewish", when the respective symbols did not originate with either of them.
Testimony to the power of brand association and marketing, not a modern science
The swastika? Its not racist it has been a symbol of many eastern cultures for thousands of years. then Hitler used it and it got a bad rep. i was born Jewish and i am just fine w swastikas as long as they not on the arm of a German no offense Germans
sign of jainism or a racist symbol?
