卍 The Ancient Origin of the Swastika 卐

The purpose of this video is to provide an educational history of the swastika and encourage the positive use of this symbol in all forms.

The swastika is an ancient symbol dating back to pre-historical times. Swastika comes from Sanskrit meaning "to be fortunate".
The swastika's history has been misunderstood on the internet, the swastika is more than just a symbol from Buddhism or Hinduism, and predates both those religions. It is one of the fundamental shapes that humans have used in nearly every culture since the beginning. Both Left and right facing swastikas, 卍 & 卐 respectively, are common forms of the swastika seen throughout history and all across the world.
The oldest known example of a swastika was from over 10,000 years ago, and later this shape was one of the iconic symbols of the Mesopotamians, Greeks, Romans, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Celts, Aboriginal Americans, Sub-Saharan Africans (the Ashanti of West Africa), and Medieval Christians.
After the Nazi adopted the Swastika in 1920 it gradually came to be associated with white supremacy in western culture. Any use of a Swastika in association with Nazism of any form should not be tolerated.

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