Swastika

The Swastika is a cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either left-facing or right-facing forms.^[1] It is a widely-used religious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.^[2] The symbol was also used in pre-Christian Europe. The word "Swastika" became part of the English language in the nineteenth century with the British conquest of India. In the 1920s, the Nazi party chose the swastika as its symbol and it is for this association that it is best known in the Western world.^[3]

1. ↑ "Gowing, Nicholas Keith, (Nik), (born 13 Jan. 1951), Main Presenter, BBC World News, BBC News, 2000–14 (Presenter, 1996–2000); Visiting Professor, King's College London, since 2014", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u17734, retrieved 2022-04-08
2. ↑ Snodgrass, Adrian (1992). The symbolism of the stupa (1st Indian ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 81-208-0781-2. OCLC 28492832.
3. ↑ Cambridge advanced learner's dictionary (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-71266-8. OCLC 600728996.