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7. Swastikas are *really* old symbols

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 05:02 PM

Sep 2012

The Nazis certainly appropriated them, but swastikas predate the Tibetans (and writing, for that matter).

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Buddhist Statue Discovered By Nazis Is Made Of Meteorite [View all] dipsydoodle Sep 2012 OP

I have heard so much back and forth about the Nazis jpbollma Sep 2012 #1

There was an SS guy named Otto Rahn dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #6

Vril-ly interesting Bosonic Sep 2012 #2

Yes - that did come to mind. dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #3

I was hoping for an explanation of the swastika on it's chest... 4_TN_TITANS Sep 2012 #4

Yes they stole the image and reversed it dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #5

Swastikas are *really* old symbols Posteritatis Sep 2012 #7

I am in love with dipsydoodle... littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #8

Courage? Shankapotomus Sep 2012 #9

My darling Shankapotomus littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #10

I will soon Shankapotomus Sep 2012 #11

Swastikas littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #12

LOGO: archeology youth group, India littlemissmartypants Oct 2012 #13