ps: "Swastika" is a kind of charm of many tribes in ancient times, which appeared in the history of ancient India, Persia, Greece, Egypt, Troy and other countries, and was later used by some ancient religions. Originally regarded as a symbol www.biquge.info of the sun or fire, it was later widely used as a symbol of good luck.

The swastika is a kind of charm of many tribes in ancient times, which appeared in the history of ancient India, Persia, Greece, Egypt, Troy and other countries, and was later used by some ancient religions. Originally seen as a symbol of the sun or fire, it was later commonly used as a sign of good luck.

1. Basic introduction

The swastika is a symbol of Buddhism and Hinduism, representing the use of Buddhist and Hindu teachings. The crescent moon mountain people said: the swastika is the cross of movement, the cross is composed of horizontal and vertical one, its meaning is to educate all beings to have kindness, benevolence, tolerance, equality, harmony of the ontology at the same time, to tree (vertical one) aspiration goal, to maintain uniqueness, adhere to the goal of constant one (horizontal one) for ten years, the movement of the cross represents diligence and wisdom, the swastika represents the realm of samadhi, that is, dedicated to one realm, all beings are reachable.

2. Buddhist charms

The Sanskrit word is pronounced 'Sri Rakssa', which means 'auspicious sea and clouds', which is an auspicious symbol presented between the sea and the clouds. It is painted on the chest of the Buddha Nyorai, and is considered by Buddhists to be 'Ruixiang', which can gush out precious light, and 'its light is shining, and there are thousands of colors'.

A scripture in the Northern Wei Dynasty translated it into the word '10,000', and Xuanzang and others in the Tang Dynasty translated it into the word 'de', emphasizing that the merits of the Buddha were immeasurable, and the female emperor Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty set it as the word '10,000'. It means to gather all the auspicious merits of the world. There are two ways to write the word 'swastika', one is right-handed and the other is left-handed ('swastika'). Most Buddhists believe that right-handed rotation should prevail. Because Buddhism is auspicious with right-hand rotation, all kinds of Buddhist ceremonies held by Buddhism are carried out by right-hand rotation.

History of the swastika (pronounced "10,000") character: The swastika has been passed down for thousands of years and can be found in almost every ethnic group living on this earth, it symbolizes auspiciousness and the protection of the gods, as well as life and the alternation of the seasons. The swastika represents a lot of things, far from the Nazi intentions. Long before the Nazis, the swastika had been a symbol of good luck for thousands of years. According to our latest findings: The "swastika" character symbolizes our galaxy, and it is a clockwise rotating galaxy, and it seems that there are many mysteries in this "swastika" character.

1. Introduction to the "swastika" character

Friends who are familiar with Buddhism will be familiar with the "swastika" character. The word "swastika" (in English) is written as srivatsa in Sanskrit. The transliteration is "Sri Raksha Raksha", and the old translation is "auspicious sea and clouds", which means "auspicious place". In the twelfth volume of the translated "Ten Classics of the Ten Lands", the Bodhi Liuzhi of the Northern Wei Dynasty is translated as the word "ten thousand"; And Kumarosh and Xuanzang are both translated as the word "de". Take the solemn meaning of Wande. Emphasizing that the merits of the Buddha are immeasurable. It is generally believed that the reason why the character "swastika" reads "Wan" is determined by Wu Zetian in the second year of longevity (693 AD), and in the sixth volume of the "Collection of Translation Names" compiled by the Song Dynasty, it is said that "the Lord (Wu Zetian) made this text, which is written in Tianshu, and the sound is ten thousand, which is called the collection of auspicious Wande." ”

The swastika symbol has always been written in two ways: the left-facing "swastika" and the right-facing "swastika". Tang Huilin's "All the Scriptures and Meanings" proposes that the "swastika" should prevail. Tibetan Buddhism is based on the right-handed "swastika", which is the difference between the use of the "swastika" symbol in Han and Tibetan areas. However, Bon, an ancient religion in Tibet, uses the swastika as a symbol. In Tibetan, the swastika is called "Yongzhong", which means "strong". It symbolizes light, and it also means that reincarnation is endless.

Artifacts with the swastika all over the world have been found in ancient sites around the world. It is found in ancient Crete and Troy, Scandinavia, Scotland, Ireland, the indigenous Indians of the Americas, the Mayan civilization of South America, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Rome and early Christianity, Byzantine culture, ancient India, China, Egypt, and many more. The widespread occurrence of the swastika character has been studied as a universal cultural phenomenon.

On pottery from the Hassuna period in Mesopotamia, West Asia, around 5,000 BC, two swastika symbols were found. One of them is a "swastika" and the other is a variant "swastika".

"Swastika" pattern on Hassuna period pottery in Mesopotamia, circa 5000 BC.

An ancient Greek painted clay pot depicting the Battle of Troy, with three swastika characters depicted above the horse

Neolithic sites in Western Asia, the Bakun site in Iran, have unearthed faience dating no later than 3,500 B.C., among which there is a pottery image of the goddess symbolizing fertility, and there is also a swastika mark on her shoulder. Statues or vessels engraved with the character "swastika" have also been found many times in ancient Greek artifacts.

Greek bell-shaped goddess engraved with two overlapping "swastika" characters, circa 900 BC.

About 5,000 years ago, a large number of auspicious symbols in the shape of "swastika" have also been unearthed in the Sumerian culture. According to archaeological finds, the swastika was already popular in Bronze Age Europe, as a decorative symbol, in early Christian art and Byzantine art, and in Greece, the ancient Cretans and Trojans were widely used in many decorations. Caucasus tombs and excavated bronzes have also been found with swastika patterns. The Navajo Indians of ancient North America (the Indians used the swastika to symbolize the god of wind and rain), and the Mayans and Polynesians of South and Central America also used the swastika character. In China, the appearance of the swastika can be traced back to the Neolithic period.

A boulder carved with a swastika found in Yorkshire, England, is believed to have been carved around the 2nd millennium BC, and researchers have found similar carvings in Sweden and Italy.

It is now known that the earliest "swastika" character appeared in the Pengtoushan culture about 9,000 years ago. On the pottery of the Gaomiao culture in Hunan about 7,400 years ago, and the Hemudu culture (6,900 years ago), a pottery plate with a bird's beak as a symbol was found in the center of the four birds in the shape of a "swastika". The swastika pattern unearthed in the Gan and Qing areas mainly appears on a number of pottery of the Majiayao culture Machang type, and its age is about 4,000 years ago; About 4,800 years ago this year, the Guangdong Shixia culture has found swastika pottery; A large-mouthed deep-bellied jar unearthed in the Xiaoheyan culture in Inner Mongolia is also painted with the character "swastika", which is dated to about 4,870 years ago. There are also many archaeological discoveries in other places: for example, seven carved and painted "swastika" symbols were found on the pottery of the Xiaoheyan culture unearthed from the Shipengshan cemetery in Aohanqi, Liaoning. The petroglyphs of Burhantu Mountain in the Urad Houqi of Inner Mongolia and the artificial etching stone beads of the Han and Wei dynasties unearthed in Shaya, Xinjiang have also been found on the "swastika" symbol.

2. The "swastika" character in different cultures

In addition to the traces of the swastika in Eastern countries influenced by Buddhist culture, the swastika also plays a role in the Nordic culture of Greece, Africa, Britain, France and other countries. In England, the swastika was an ornament; In Greece, it is synonymous with a "four-horned lion"; In India, it is an ornament with the character "10,000". The swastika can also be found in the remains of Native American cultures, Roman cultures, Celtic cultures, and Vikings.

In the early twentieth century in the United States, the swastika was still used as a symbol for Boy Scouts, gender equality, girls' clubs, etc., as well as the armband of the 45th Regiment of the United States in World War I. In a synagogue in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the swastika was used as a decorative motif for the floor. In fact, archaeological findings show that before Columbus arrived in the Americas, the indigenous people of the Americas had a long history of using the "swastika" character in their lives. The earliest known use of the swastika in Germany dates back to Prussian times. Synagogues dating from around the 6th century BC have also been found in Central Asia decorated with the swastika character. In general, in various cultures, the swastika generally represents good luck, auspiciousness, and health.

Not only that, but what is even more peculiar is that some careful people have discovered that if you look at the shape of the electron cloud in the atomic model from a certain angle, you can also find the "swastika" character hidden in it.

3. Nine palace swastikas

In the Nine Palaces, how to use swastikas? First of all, it is necessary to draw the nine-square grid, and the ten heavenly stems are arranged in the following order: Geng, Ding, Ren, Ji, A, Xin, C, De, E, and B, and they are discharged in turn to obtain a swastika.

That is, the ten heavenly stems are in order of the nine palaces (one Geng, two Ding, three Ren, four Ji, five Jia, six Xin, seven C, eight Gui, and nine Wu, and the formation of the swastika in time.

First, the center (5,0) is formed at the earliest, and 0 gives birth to 2 and 7, that is, something comes out of nothing, and diverges to the right. Spatially counterclockwise divergence,

Second, the right arm (2,

Thirdly, the upper arm (4,

Fourth, the lower arm (1,

Fifth, the left arm (3,

The swastika gathers the powerful power of the ten heavenly stems to form a perfect form in time and space, so the swastika is also considered to be the symbol of the nine palaces and ten heavenly stems, representing the five elements, the ten heavenly stems are endless, creating something out of nothing, and deriving the universal power of all things. (To be continued......)

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