Pay Attention, Confused Foreigners: ’Wan’ (卍) is Not a Nazi Symbol | What’s on Weibo
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Japan’s official map-making organization wants to get rid of the Buddhist manji symbol (卍) that marks the location of temples on city maps, as foreigners associate it with the Nazi swastika. In China, where the symbol is known as the ‘wan’ character, some netizens seem to find the controversy entertaining.
The difference between the Buddhist swastika symbol and the Nazi swastika symbol | NORIO HAYAKAWA
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In Japanese Buddhism, the Manji is an ancient and important spiritual symbol.
The Manji (Sanscrit: Svastika) represents the harmonious interplay of the many opposites in life – – heaven and earth, day and night, etc.
The horizontal line unites light and darkness, while the perpendicular line symbolically connects heaven and earth; and these two combined, form a cross representing the universe in harmony beyond the limits of time and space.
From this harmony comes the power that creates and nurtures all things.
The ‘trailing’ lines at the ends of the cross represent the truth that the universe and all things in it are in a perpetual state of flux.
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The evil Nazis, twisting the true meaning of the “Ura Manji”, adopted it and tilted the Manji symbol at an angle of 45 degrees (corners pointing upwards and invariably in black). Here is the much-hated Nazi swastika:
