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To: Conservat1

Used to represnt good fortune and the sun in different countries.

Still does in some Asian countries. Buddhist if I remember correctly.


16 posted on 08/21/2022 10:14:05 AM PDT by RedMonqey
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To: RedMonqey
"Used to represnt good fortune and the sun in different countries. Still does in some Asian countries. Buddhist if I remember correctly."
Traveling in South Korea in the 1950s, the map we used represented Buddhist monasteries with a small swastika. Convenient places to overnight.
17 posted on 08/21/2022 10:56:57 AM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: RedMonqey

True. More prevalent in India.


18 posted on 08/21/2022 11:11:02 AM PDT by Conservat1
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