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    Hitler was exposed to the swastika symbol as a young boy in an abbey in Austria, where it was prominently displayed. Many scholars believe this is why he later adopted it as the symbol for the Nazi party. However, the swastika was a common symbol found on many old European buildings prior to the Nazis. Hitler distorted the meaning of the swastika, which was previously a symbol of good luck in many ancient cultures, and made it a symbol of hatred associated with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. There are efforts to reclaim the original meaning of the swastika in cultures like Hinduism where it remains a sacred symbol.

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    Hitler was exposed to the swastika symbol as a young boy in an abbey in Austria, where it was prominently displayed. Many scholars believe this is why he later adopted it as the symbol for the Nazi party. However, the swastika was a common symbol found on many old European buildings prior to the Nazis. Hitler distorted the meaning of the swastika, which was previously a symbol of good luck in many ancient cultures, and made it a symbol of hatred associated with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. There are efforts to reclaim the original meaning of the swastika in cultures like Hinduism where it remains a sacred symbol.

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    Hitler was exposed to the swastika symbol as a young boy in an abbey in Austria, where it was prominently displayed. Many scholars believe this is why he later adopted it as the symbol for the Nazi party. However, the swastika was a common symbol found on many old European buildings prior to the Nazis. Hitler distorted the meaning of the swastika, which was previously a symbol of good luck in many ancient cultures, and made it a symbol of hatred associated with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. There are efforts to reclaim the original meaning of the swastika in cultures like Hinduism where it remains a sacred symbol.

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    Hitler was exposed to the swastika symbol as a young boy in an abbey in Austria, where it was prominently displayed. Many scholars believe this is why he later adopted it as the symbol for the Nazi party. However, the swastika was a common symbol found on many old European buildings prior to the Nazis. Hitler distorted the meaning of the swastika, which was previously a symbol of good luck in many ancient cultures, and made it a symbol of hatred associated with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. There are efforts to reclaim the original meaning of the swastika in cultures like Hinduism where it remains a sacred symbol.

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    RECLAIMING SWASTIK

    As a young boy Hitler served in the Benedictine Abbey in Lambach, Austria. A prominent decoration in
    the abbey was the escutcheon over the door which had a swastika in its centre (see image). Many
    scholars believe he adopted this swastika later as the Nazi Party emblem.
    In any case the design was not new to him as the swastika was universal and found as a decoration on
    many old churches and public buildings throughout Europe.

    BRITISH VIDEO- FROM BBC,
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocf8Nlq5Xiw#action=share

    Hitler hijacked the swastikaa symbol of auspiciousness used by ancient cultures worldwide and held
    sacred by Hindusand distorted its meaning so that the Western world now regards it with fear and
    loathing, as a symbol of hatred and genocide. Footage of Nazi Germany is contrasted with the swastikas
    uses and significance in Hindu culture and religious observances. Although the narrator doubts we can
    ever effect a complete recovery (even saying that Hitler changed the perception of the swastika in the
    West forever), the video ends on a very positive note, hypothesizing the day when each childs early
    exposure to the swastika will be in terms of its traditional, benevolent uses and meaningsand the later
    knowledge of Hitlers misuse of it will be met with the same sense of sock, horror and outrage that
    Hindus themselves feel.

    svasti na indro vriddhashravah |
    svasti nah pusha vishvavedah ||



    svasti na indro vddharav |
    svasti na p vivaved ||
    May Indra, who is provided with great speed, has good will toward us. |
    May Pusha, who knows the world, has good will toward us. ||

    svasti (, svasti) = Good, Well-being,
    nas ( , nas) = for us
    indrah (, indra) = Main God Indra, God of Heaven;
    vriddhashravas (

    , vddharavas) = provided with great speed


    svasti (, svasti) = Good, Well-being
    nas ( , nas) = for us
    pusha ( , p) = Name of a God
    vishva (, viva) = the World
    vishvavedah (, vivaved) = one who knows the world

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