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Definition of svastika

svastika
Swastika Swas"ti*ka, Swastica Swas"ti*ca, n. [Also suastica, svastika, etc.] [Skr. svastika, fr. svasti walfare; su well + asti being.] A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms at right angles all in the same direction, and each prolonged to the height of the parallel arm of the cross. A great many modified forms exist, ogee and volute as well as rectilinear, while various decorative designs, as Greek fret or meander, are derived from or closely associated with it. The swastika is found in remains from the Bronze Age in various parts of Europe, esp. at Hissarlik (Troy), and was in frequent use as late as the 10th century. It is found in ancient Persia, in India, where both Jains and Buddhists used (or still use) it as religious symbol, in China and Japan, and among Indian tribes of North, Central, and South America. It is usually thought to be a charm, talisman, or religious token, esp. a sign of good luck or benediction. Max M["u]Ller distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the right, the suavastika, with arms prolonged to the left, but this distinction is not commonly recognized. Other names for the swastika are fylfot and gammadion.

Meaning of svastika from wikipedia

- right angle. The word swastika comes from Sanskrit: स्वस्तिक, romanized: svastika, meaning 'conducive to well-being'. In Hinduism, the right-facing symbol...
- markings such as the Swastika (from the Sanskrit: स्वस्तिक, romanized: svastika) a sign that represents au****iousness, and Tilaka (literally, seed) on...
- The swastika (from Sanskrit svástika) is an ancient Eurasian religious symbol that generally takes the form of an equilateral cross with four legs each...
- month of the Indian national calendar. ****alanatha is ****ociated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi...
- It is blazoned as: Orange, a chakram Gules fimbriated, charged with a svastika Or of the first. In the first and fourth quarters, a Taiji Sable and Gules;...
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 108f. Deb, Harit Krishna (1921). "The Svastika and the Oṁkāra". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. 17 (3):...
- spoken of as Ananta. He has a thousand hoods, and he is clearly bedecked in Svastika ornaments devoid of impurities. He illuminates all quarters by thousand...
- the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2016. "Punk and the Svastika". ac****.se. Archived from the original on 21 March 2007. Retrieved 1 July...
- spoken of as Ananta. He has a thousand hoods and he is clearly bedecked in Svastika ornaments devoid of impurities. He illuminates all quarters by thousand...
- (2): 27–41. doi:10.1080/08873639809478319. Tillotson, G. H. R. (1997). "Svastika Mansion: A Silpa-Sastra in the 1930s". South Asian Studies. 13 (1): 87–97...