Swastika

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Swastika symbolizes Peace and Harmony in Hinduism, and has been used in many regions and religions of the world since its origin in the Neolithic period. In the West it is most known for its controversial usage as a Nazi symbol.

Internationalization
العربية: صليب معقوف
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Български: Свастика
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Català: Esvàstica
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Dansk: Svastika
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Deutsch: Swastika, Hakenkreuz
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Eesti: Haakrist
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Ελληνικά: Σβάστικα
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English: Swastika
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Español: Esvástica
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Esperanto: Svastiko
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فارسی: صلیب شکسته
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Français : Svastika
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한국어: 만자
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Hrvatski: Svastika
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Italiano: Svastica
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עברית: צלב הקרס
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Lietuvių: Svastika
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Magyar: Szvasztika
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Македонски: Свастика
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Nederlands: Swastika
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日本語: ハーケンクロイツ
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Norsk bokmål: Hakekors
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Norsk nynorsk: Svastika
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Polski: Swastyka
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Português: Suástica
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Română: Svastică
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Русский: Свастика
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Српски / srpski: Свастика
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Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Svastika
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Suomi: Hakaristi
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Svenska: Svastika
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中文: 卐
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Contents

Geometry[edit]

  • Svastika of 17 squares

  • "right-facing" swastika

  • broken crossed circle

  • Swastika fractal extrapolation

  • "Broken" solar cross

  • Fractal swastika, iterated function

Historical[edit]

  • Seals of the Indus Valley Civilization (Mature period 2600–1900 BCE)

  • Swastika from Roman mosaic II cent. A. D. Sousse Tunisia

  • Swastika from Roman mosaic II cent. A.D. Kent, UK

  • Part of the Han dynasty "silk comet atlas"

  • Found from Nydam Mose (Nydam Bog) 200-400 A.D

  • Svastika in a Minoan pottery piece from Crete

  • ancient jewellery, at National Museum of Iran

  • Greek helmet

  • Wooden hand cross from Ukraine

  • Early Anglo-Saxon cinerary urn with swastika motifs

  • Peruvian pre-hispanic vessel from the Sican/Lambayeque culture

Early 20th century[edit]

Western use of the Swastika in the early 20th century

  • Scanned image of the swastika logo from a Rudyard Kipling book - a 1911 edition of Puck of Pook's Hill

  • ASEA logotype before 1933.

  • Finnish air forces roundel, used 1918-1944

  • Kuna Yala flag (1925)

  • Early 20th century Navajo Whirling Log rug

Contemporary Eastern religions[edit]

  • unidentified Buddhist temple

  • swastika symbol on altar, Hanshan Temple, Fengqiao, Suzhou, China

  • A wall painting of Swastika incorporating animals; at a village near Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.

  • Decorated Hindu swastika

  • Buddhist swastika in a bronze piece in Japan

  • Cover of a Chinese version of the Diamond Sutra

  • Swastika on building in Seoul

  • Swastika on Bulgugsa temple in Korea (1974)

  • Swastika-shaped pond at Hasedera, Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan

Nazism and Neo-Nazism[edit]

Nazi symbol

Legal disclaimer
This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.

The use of insignia of organizations that have been banned in Germany (like the Nazi swastika or the arrow cross) are also illegal in Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, France, Brazil, Israel, Ukraine, Russia and other countries, depending on context. In Germany, the applicable law is paragraph 86a of the criminal code (StGB), in Poland – Art. 256 of the criminal code (Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553).

  • Nazi Swastika

  • Flag of Germany 1933-1945 (Third Reich)

  • Swastika on the plane Curtiss Export Hawk of Ernst Udet

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