<!--QuoteBegin-ashyam+Jan 30 2008, 05:12 PM-->QUOTE(ashyam @ Jan 30 2008, 05:12 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->If swastika had origin elsewhere, how did it become such an important symbol for Hinduism and practically died in other cultures?
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I never said it had its origins elsewhere. What I said was it is a very common symbol that probably has independent origins within the cultures that use it. It's usage by Meso-Americans itself is an indication of its commonality, unless you want to suggest that Hindus sailed to the Americas to impart them the swastika. To my knowledge, it was common in Europe until they became Christianized and similarly in Persia and the middle-east until they were Islamified.
Edit: It was extremely common in Europe and America until after the fall of the Nazis.
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I never said it had its origins elsewhere. What I said was it is a very common symbol that probably has independent origins within the cultures that use it. It's usage by Meso-Americans itself is an indication of its commonality, unless you want to suggest that Hindus sailed to the Americas to impart them the swastika. To my knowledge, it was common in Europe until they became Christianized and similarly in Persia and the middle-east until they were Islamified.
Edit: It was extremely common in Europe and America until after the fall of the Nazis.