BC101 (Road Sign & Evolution symbol)

Evolution symbol

The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit word svastika , meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck. It is composed of su- meaning “good, well” and asti “to be” svasti thus means “well-being.” The suffix -ka either forms a diminutive or intensifies the verbal meaning, and svastika might thus be translated literally as “that which is associated with well-being,” corresponding to “lucky charm” or “thing that is auspicious.” The word in this sense is first used in the Harivamsa. As noted by Monier-Williams in his Sanskrit-English dictionary, according to Alexander Cunningham, its shape represents a monogram formed by interlacing of the letters of the auspicious words su-astí (svasti) written in Ashokan characters.

Historically, the swastika became a sacred symbol in Shamanism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Mithraism, religions with a total of more than a billion adherents worldwide, making the swastika ubiquitous in both historical and contemporary society. The symbol was introduced to Southeast Asia by Hindu kings and remains an integral part of Balinese Hinduism to this day, and it is a common sight in Indonesia.

The symbol rose to importance in Buddhism during the Mauryan Empire and in Hinduism with the decline of Buddhism in India during the Gupta Empire. With the spread of Buddhism, the Buddhist swastika reached Tibet and China. The use of the swastika by the indigenous Bön faith of Tibet, as well as syncretic religions, such as Cao Dai of Vietnam and Falun Gong of China, is thought to be borrowed from Buddhism as well.

卍一词源自梵文词svastika，意思是吉祥的幸运或对象，特别是对人与事物作出标记，以表示好运。这是苏意为“好，好”和Asti“是”沙瓦滴组成，从而意味着“幸福。”后缀- ka的任何形式的加剧，身材瘦小或口头的意义，因而有可能被翻译svastika字面上为“说这是与福祉，“相应的”吉祥物“或”东西都是吉祥的。“在这个意义上说字是首次在Harivamsa使用。如所指出的莫妮尔威廉姆斯在他的梵文，英文字典，根据亚历山大坎宁安，它的形状代表的有：吉祥语苏阿斯蒂（沙瓦滴字母交织形成了字母组合）在阿育王字样。 从历史上看，田字成了萨满教，印度教，佛教，耆那教和密特拉教，与一比一，世界各地共有10亿信徒的宗教神圣的象征，使田字在历史和当代社会无处不在。符号被介绍给东南亚受到印度教国王和依然是巴厘岛印度教的组成部分这一天，是在印尼司空见惯。 符号上升了孔雀帝国与佛教的重要性，在印度教与佛教在印度衰落的原因古普塔帝国。随着佛教的传播，佛教的西藏和中国达成的纳粹党徽。由土著信仰西藏苯教使用的田字，以及诸如越南和法轮功曹对中国龚戴的，融合的宗教，被认为是佛教借用好。