卍 The True Meaning of Swastika 卐
卍 The True Meaning of Swastika 卐
by Venerable Luang Pu Buddha Isara
It can be said that the oldest symbol in this world is the symbol of Swastika. People in prehistory period used Swastika in the form + to symbolize the sun as the meaning of strength, power and light. The next age, people used it as the representative of the highest god such as in Hinduism. Later, when Buddhism arose and the Buddha’s teaching became famous, after the Nirvana of the Buddha, when people recall the Buddha, they usually used the symbol of Bodhi tree, when people recall the Dharma, they usually used the symbol of Swastika or Wheel of Dharma and when people recall the Sangha, they usually used the symbol of deer park. These symbols occurred in the time before the presence of image of Buddha. After that, when there was molding of image of Buddha, sometimes Swastika was put on a hand or the chest of an image of Buddha. Pagodas or stupas built in the period of Ashoka the Great at the original Buddha’s places are the most important evidence to support the long history of Swastika, his sculptors carved Swastika around the pagodas, if you go to India, you will see as I have said.
In Tibet, Tibetan usually put Swastika in front of their house to protect themselves from ghosts and black magic. Especially the belief of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet, the clockwise Swastika 卐 is the symbol represents the power of the Buddha and Bodhisattavas to conquer Satan and devils. And the counterclockwise Swastika 卍 is the symbol of the blessing from the Buddha and Bodhisattavas.
The Dharma meaning of Swastika is the “The Four Noble Truths” that are suffering, the start of suffering, the end of suffering and how to end suffering.
Moreover, the auspicious meaning of Swastika is happiness, luck, successfulness that is why Adolf Hisler also used it for his own symbol to gain more power and faith. Because of his wrong use, it has made the whole world misunderstand the true meaning of Swastika.
Luang Pu Buddha Isara
by Venerable Luang Pu Buddha Isara
It can be said that the oldest symbol in this world is the symbol of Swastika. People in prehistory period used Swastika in the form + to symbolize the sun as the meaning of strength, power and light. The next age, people used it as the representative of the highest god such as in Hinduism. Later, when Buddhism arose and the Buddha’s teaching became famous, after the Nirvana of the Buddha, when people recall the Buddha, they usually used the symbol of Bodhi tree, when people recall the Dharma, they usually used the symbol of Swastika or Wheel of Dharma and when people recall the Sangha, they usually used the symbol of deer park. These symbols occurred in the time before the presence of image of Buddha. After that, when there was molding of image of Buddha, sometimes Swastika was put on a hand or the chest of an image of Buddha. Pagodas or stupas built in the period of Ashoka the Great at the original Buddha’s places are the most important evidence to support the long history of Swastika, his sculptors carved Swastika around the pagodas, if you go to India, you will see as I have said.
In Tibet, Tibetan usually put Swastika in front of their house to protect themselves from ghosts and black magic. Especially the belief of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet, the clockwise Swastika 卐 is the symbol represents the power of the Buddha and Bodhisattavas to conquer Satan and devils. And the counterclockwise Swastika 卍 is the symbol of the blessing from the Buddha and Bodhisattavas.
The Dharma meaning of Swastika is the “The Four Noble Truths” that are suffering, the start of suffering, the end of suffering and how to end suffering.
Moreover, the auspicious meaning of Swastika is happiness, luck, successfulness that is why Adolf Hisler also used it for his own symbol to gain more power and faith. Because of his wrong use, it has made the whole world misunderstand the true meaning of Swastika.
Luang Pu Buddha Isara
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