Welcome to Singapore
Billy Rojas
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Chris Hahn
Interesting. What does the red swastika mean to these folks in Singapore?
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Billy Rojas
Swastika=
Buddha's heart, compassion, and also the love between men and women.
Sometimes a Buddhist or Hindu swastika is depicted as two intertwined snakes.
Generally in Asia, but there are lots of exceptions, a Left facing swastika is Buddhist
and a Right facing design is Hindu.
The Red Swastika Society is sort of the Buddhist equivalent of the Red Cross.
The difference is that the RSS also has a school / education branch.
For whatever reason there are all kinds of photos of members of the RSS
during WWII showing nurses and others helping people deal with
injuries from the conflict. It is weird from an American perspective
since, of course, in Europe the swastika was used by the Nazis
to cause war. But swastika flags in Asia at the time were meant
to ameliorate the effects of war and promote peace.
I had a friend who was a vet from the Viet Nam war and he told me that
he saw many temples and other facilities in the country which featured
swastikas in their decorations.
Falun Gong also uses swastikas -prominently- in their public events.
The swastika is also used by the Dalai Lama.
Hope this helps.
Billy
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Chris Hahn
Very interesting and well stated. I can see the appeal of the icon/logo, either right or left facing. Too bad Hitler and associates messed up my associations with the swastika so badly.
Chris