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The '''swastika''' (Skt. ''svastika''; Tib. གཡུང་དྲུང་, ''yungdrung'', [[Wyl.]] ''g.yung drung'') is one of the most ancient and universal symbols and is found in almost every known culture of the world. In ancient China, for example, the swastika was a Taoist symbol of eternity, and in India it is considered to be originally a solar symbol, derived from the motion of the sun through the four quarters and seasons. | The '''swastika''' (Skt. ''svastika''; Tib. གཡུང་དྲུང་, ''yungdrung'', [[Wyl.]] ''g.yung drung'') is one of the most ancient and universal symbols and is found in almost every known culture of the world. In ancient China, for example, the swastika was a Taoist symbol of eternity, and in India it is considered to be originally a solar symbol, derived from the motion of the sun through the four quarters and seasons. | ||
In [[Vajrayana]] Buddhism the swastika symbolizes the [[four primary elements|element]] of earth, and its indestructible stability. In this respect it is closely related to the symbol of the [[double vajra]]. <ref> | In [[Vajrayana]] Buddhism the swastika symbolizes the [[four primary elements|element]] of earth, and its indestructible stability. In this respect it is closely related to the symbol of the [[double vajra]].<ref>Robert Beer, ''The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols''</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:13, 27 September 2023
The swastika (Skt. svastika; Tib. གཡུང་དྲུང་, yungdrung, Wyl. g.yung drung) is one of the most ancient and universal symbols and is found in almost every known culture of the world. In ancient China, for example, the swastika was a Taoist symbol of eternity, and in India it is considered to be originally a solar symbol, derived from the motion of the sun through the four quarters and seasons.
In Vajrayana Buddhism the swastika symbolizes the element of earth, and its indestructible stability. In this respect it is closely related to the symbol of the double vajra.[1]
References
- ↑ Robert Beer, The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols