[quote]nik19 wrote:
Rah-Knee wrote:
Are you aware that the swastika was used in several indigenous european religions thousands of years before national socialism existed? It is far from being exclusive to hinduism. For example Aries’ throne has a swastika on it in greek mythology, and it is found extensively in norse religious symbology.
Yes I am aware, that it was used in several indigenous european religions thousands of years before national socialism existed.
But…
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit ‘svastika’ meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck.
It can be translated literally as “little thing associated with well-being”, corresponding roughly to “lucky charm”, or “thing that is auspicious”.
The word first appears in Classical Sanskrit (in the Ramayana and Mahabharata epics).
The swastika is a sacred symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism…religions with billions of adherents worldwide
Hindus often decorate the Swastika with a dot in each quadrant.
It is often imprinted on religious texts, marriage invitations, decorations etc. It is used to mark religious flags in Jainism and to mark Buddhist temples in Asia.
It is said that ancient Indian migrants who went exploring the world during those times were responsible for the diffusion of the symbol in its several forms across Europe. Greece had trade relations with India at that time aswell… when Alexander the Great was in India, there was alot of intermarriage between the greek troops and the local Indian population which led to intermingling of cultures and language as well… heck Asoka the Great Indian Emperor was half greek half Indian as a result.
But irrespective of how the swastika symbol was diffused into the west… it is sacred to Indians and Adolph Hitler twisted the theories of Gustaf Kossinna (1858-1931), to put forward the Aryans as a master race of Indo-Europeans, who were supposed to be Nordic in appearance and directly ancestral to the Germans.
These Nordic invaders were defined as directly opposite to native south Asian peoples, called Dravidians, who were supposed to have been darker-skinned and he took the ancient symbol and used to to represent his disgusting ideology, although he altered it… (his tilts to the left) but fact remains, the fact that it is banned in many parts of the world is a cause of great concern for Indian people abroad because for us, it is a good luck charm!
More on the false Aryan Invasion Theory on Archeology.com…
Who Were the Aryans? Hitler's Persistent Mythology [/quote]
That’s all well and great, but you are saying that the swastika originated solely in ancient India. This just isn’t true. A design as basic as that would likely have emerged in isolated groups the world over. It’s like someone claiming that a circle or square only originated in one specific area.
Hitler didn’t really pick the swastika out either, he was entangled with some religious cults like madame blavatsky’s black sun stuff. It was already part of the pseudo-religious nordicist movement that started before his birth.
But yeah, the nazis ruined lots of cool things like stylish uniforms and an array of religious symbols.
Thanks for your insights.