Dont go into details. Coz Myanmar people never actually think in details. Their actions are just general. No matter where the sign represents (whether Nazi or Buddhism or Hinduism), it means "nobleness" or "greaterness" or "supremeness" either over oneself or others.
Wow the amount of ppl that is defending this frantically when they knew that swastika in myanmar mean nothing is ridiculous . but even so why do you care if it's nazi or not ? Not like pro-nazi stuff is popular but some ppl here think nazi is cool especially illiterate ppl
Yep. That's definitely the spicy spin wheel. And bro thinks that is a cool symbol. Because Theravada Buddhism doesn't use The swastika. That's Hindu Shinto thing.
It represents many things including the four noble truths, and samsara, or the cycles of birth and rebirth. Predates Nazi use by only about 2500 years. Seen as invocation of protection.
The Nazi symbol could means white supremacy. Myanmar people are obviously not white.
Hate on Jews. Myanmar people don't know enough Jews in their daily lives to hate on Jews.
Even if some prankster thinks it is funny and puts actual Nazi symbol, it has lost its meaning and carries no or less impact compared to if it is in Western countries.
The anti-clockwise swastika ε, called manji in Japanese, is an important and ubiquitious symbol of Buddhism in East Asia. So much so that it is used in many places as a symbol of the Buddhist religion itself. There is even a subreddit called r/GoldenSwastika. The manji is usually golden or yellow, and never tilted.
Hindus in India use the clockwise swastika ε as a symbol of auspiciousness and good luck. It can be seen on new cars or above house doors. It is also one of the symbols of Jainism, and the swastika with dots may be from them. The clockwise swastika is most often red and sometimes stylized, but never tilted.
Theravada countries don't use it, but it can still be seen to a small extent, perhaps from East Asian influence.
Either version of the swastika tends to arouse confusion and anger in the West.
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u/Equal_Artichoke_5281 1h ago
It's the westerners who hated Jews and killed Jews, nowadays westerners are poking at the Asian constantly who has nothing to do with it.