Friday, January 16, 2009


Another example of the traditional Indian swastika called "manji" in Japanese. If the swastika is facing left (as shown) it represents love and mercy.  When facing right it represents strength and intelligence.   
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2 comments:

  1. Luminata5:14 AM

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  2. Tony Mariani5:40 AM

    The swastika is not a decoration element. It is from Indian sanskrit.

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