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Seen all over India. -- Wed, Jan 12 2005 04:28PM

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Nazis.....jk

- sahilrajan, Wed, Jan 12 2005 08:55PM

what does it mean in hinduism ? I have seen it in movies....but never thought about it..

- Saif, Wed, Jan 12 2005 09:02PM

it means good luck.

- divvela.com, Wed, Jan 12 2005 11:23PM

it means good luck.
Not for Jews....

Kidding, it's used in Buddhism a lot too.

- nasmo, Fri, Jan 14 2005 11:06PM

yes it means good luck. Mostly used in asian buddhism (Japanese, chinese, korean, thai) Sri Lankan Buddhists dont usually use the swastika, because i am a Sri Lankan buddhists and we rarely ever respect the swastika that much.

- Dhanushka, Wed, Feb 15 2006 08:18PM

Wikipedia actually has a very good entry on the topic.

"good luck" is a literal translation from Sanskrit of the word "swastika". The actual meaning of the symbol is varied and cultural and the history is quite extensive.

- nasmo, Wed, Feb 15 2006 08:57PM edited Wed, Feb 15 2006 08:58PM

actually in jainism it's the most sacred symbol. Asians (indian, pakstani, bangoli + sri lankan) all recognise it as a sign for good luck...

- ravi, Sat, Apr 1 2006 05:23PM

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