Swastika Symbol - Its Significance,
Meaning

Swastika symbol is too significant for hindu people in India. Also there are many other cultures like Budhha, Jainism for which Swastika symbol has meaning and significance. Swastika has Sanskrit origin from the word 'Svastika' that means lucky or auspicious thing and well being. If we further look into the word then the su means good, vasti or svasti means well being and ka is the suffix used for verbal meaning. Therefore good fortune and luck is associated with Swastika symbol. It is made in red color with cross mark depicting four arms of equal length that are bent at right angle.

History of Swastika Symbol Archaeological records show the Swastika symbols in various cultures and civilizations. This include Indo-Aryan, Indus Valley Civilization, Slavs, Greeks and Celts. Swastika motifs were there is neolithic period. Khuzestan province of Iran and “Vinca script of Neolithic Europe showed the presence of Swastika symbols. Also it was found in the archaeological surveys on in Early Bronze age and Iron age. But it is the Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Shamanism and Mithraism where the Swastika symbol became a sacred symbol.

Swastika Significance in Hinduism Swastika symbol is substantial for Hindus. If you have experienced then not even a single work of their life begins without Swastika symbol on it. Right and left Swastika symbol in Hinduism has different meaning. The right one is the evolution of the universe and the left one is the involution of the universe. Swastika symbol also represents the God Sun. Almost all Hindu yantra like shree yantra, accessories and religious designs has Swastika symbol on them. Even the auspicious occasions, temples, pictures, sacred signs, houses, doorways, ceremonies have the Swastik symbol on them.

Swastika Significance in Buddhism 5th century BC in India saw the origin of Buddhism who used Swastika symbol to represent the balance between opposite and universal harmony. Pillars of Ashoka also has the Swastika symbol on it and there it guards against evil and symbolises cosmic dance around some fixed center. Some statues of Gautam Buddha also incised with Swastik symbol on chest and soles of feet. The Buddist Swastika outside India are mostly left facing. The Chinese use this on the food packing to show that the product is pure vegetarian and for Buddhists. Also collars of Chinese children clothes have this symbol to keep away the evils.

Swastika Significance in Jainism In Jainism the Swastika symbolises the jina, (Saint), the Tirthankara Suparsva. Swastika symbol is one of the 24 auspicious marks and all Jain temples and holy books have this symbol. Even all their ceremonies begin with the Swastika mark made from rice around altar.

Swastika Significance in Mongolia In Mongolia the meaning of Swastika symbol is eternity.

Swastika Significance in Mongolia In Japan it represents Buddha temple.

Even other countries like Finland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Ireland, Iceland, Brazil and United States show the Swastika symbol on different things.