[Sanskrit svastika, sign of good luck, swastika, from svasti, well-being. See (e)su- in Indo-European Roots.] ref: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=swastika
from Monier-Williams Skt. dictionary: .. the majority of scholars regard it as a solar symbol ; that is , as representing a curtailed form of the wheel of the Solar Vishnu , consisting of four spokes .. accord. to the late Sir A. Cunningham it has no connexion with sun-worship , but its shape represents a monogram or interlacing of the letters of the auspicious words "su asti" [svasti] in the Asoka characters ; .. amongst Jainas it is one of the 24 auspicious marks and is the emblem of the seventh Arhat of the present .. (asokan) brahmi: note the shape of 'sa' in brahmi. the swastika may be a stylised brahmi syllable 'su'. http://www.ancientscripts.com/brahmi.html agnelo > Message: 15 > From: "rene barreto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 19:28:54 -0000 > Subject: [Goanet]Question > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Where did the swastika emblem > originally come from? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
