is clear that if a Western practitioner of Shorinji Kempo take down the street and pinned a swastika pin on his lapel,
would have to give too many explanations even to those closest , that will probably not remain indifferent to the use of this symbol, offensive to the vast majority. interrogations and surely be repeated again and again, and so would be implementing partners in the gym in other activities if it appears
looking a large right-handed swastika (sauvástica) on training kimonos, as does the kenshis Japan.
Fortunately no one has to go through this test,
because the truth is that the problem exists, and therein lies the weakness of this sign.
And the problem is obviously that after thousands of years
representation and deep symbolism in the Eastern and Western cultures, the swastika
was usurped by
Hitler and his Nazi Party,
and their interpretation is what has finally triumphed in the societies of our environment. CHTM Seventy years LXC against millennia of human history.
In Sanskrit, ancient Indo-Iranian language become sacred language of the Brahmins,
swastika word literally means "good will prevail."
The pictographic representation refers to meanings such as
"whirlwind", "good fortune", "origin of life" and "constantly changing universe."
also called "swastika" because its four arms
are similar to four Greek letter "gamma".
manji Its Japanese name literally means "ten thousand gods." CHin the civilization of
Mohenho Daro, along the Indus River. In ancient China was called "lei wen" or "stroke of thunder,"
and symbolize prosperity, good fortune and longevity,
as was the case also in Tibet, in the India and Japan.
How a symbol respected and loved by all people
has come for many to be the grim picture of hatred and violence?
The key lies in its adoption in 1920 by Adolf Hitler
and the National-Socialist Workers' Party German
(open
also called "swastika" because its four arms
manji Its Japanese name literally means "ten thousand gods." CHin the civilization of
Mohenho Daro, along the Indus River. In ancient China was called "lei wen" or "stroke of thunder,"
and symbolize prosperity, good fortune and longevity,
as was the case also in Tibet, in the India and Japan.
How a symbol respected and loved by all people
has come for many to be the grim picture of hatred and violence?
The key lies in its adoption in 1920 by Adolf Hitler
and the National-Socialist Workers' Party German
(open