1/26/2005: Hindu swastika

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Beestie

Who named it the "Swastika?" Is that the original name or is that what the Nazi's named it??

(Pronunciation Key)swas·ti·ka Listen: [ swst-k ]
n.
An ancient cosmic or religious symbol formed by a Greek cross with the ends of the arms bent at right angles in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction.
Such a symbol with a clockwise bend to the arms, used as the emblem of the Nazi party and of the German state under Adolf Hitler, officially adopted in 1935.
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[Sanskrit svastika, sign of good luck, swastika, from svasti, well-being; see (e)su- in Indo-European roots.]

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

[Sanskrit svastika, sign of good luck, swastika, from svasti, well-being; see (e)su- in Indo-European roots.]

But did the Nazis first call that symbol a swastika, or were the Hindus already calling it that?