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  Swastika - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.
Swastikas are prominently displayed in a mosaic in the St. Sophia church of Kiev, Ukraine dating to the 12th century.
The Mannerheim cross with a swastika is the Finnish equivalent of the Victoria Cross, the Croix de guerre and the Medal of Honor.
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 Swastika, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swastika is a small community founded around a mining site in northern Ontario, Canada, and today within the municipal boundaries of Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Swastika is a junction on the Ontario Northland Railway [1], where a branch to Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec leaves the ONR's main line from North Bay, Ontario to Moosonee.
In particular, Nazi sympathizer Unity Mitford's association with the town – she was conceived there – impressed the superstitious Nazis, to whom the swastika was an important symbol.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swastika,_Ontario   (266 words)

  
 Swastika - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The swastika is used universally in religious and civil ceremonies in India.
The swastika symbol is sacred in Hinduism (dated from around the 15th century BC), and in Buddhism and Jainism (both dated from around the 6th century BC).
In Hinduism, the swastika symbolizes, in various contexts: luck, the sun, Brahma, or the concept of samsara.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Swastika   (8336 words)

  
 Opinion Story
The swastika is an important symbol to practicing Buddhists and Hindus - a symbol that is prominently displayed in huge lanterns that hang from the Senso-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Asajusa district.
Swastika, Ontario, a name that remains today, was named "Swastika" in 1911, after a lucky gold strike.
It is a letdown to the Basques, to the French, to the Greek, to the Swiss, to the Japanese and to the Irish - all of whom have deeply rooted traditions and beliefs that are grounded in the use of the swastika.
www.unl.edu /dn/stories/090498/cooper.html   (1466 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Swastika   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Similarly, the existence of the swastika as a solar symbol among the Akan civilization of southwest Africa may have been the result of cultural transfer along the African slave routes around AD The existence of the swastika symbol in the Americas is a clear challenge to the diffusion theory.
The swastika used in Buddhist art and scripture is known in Japanese as a manji, and represents Dharma, universal harmony, and the balance of opposites.
In Finland the swastika was used as the official national marking of the Finnish Air Force and Army between 1918 and 1944.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Swastika   (6065 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> swastika   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit {{IASTsvastika}} (in Devanagari, {{Unicodeस्वस्तिक}}), meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck.
Similarly, the existence of the swastika as a solar symbol among the Akan civilization of southwest Africa may have been the result of cultural transfer along the African slave routes around AD 1500{{fact}}.
{{MainSwastikas in popular culture}} Swastikas or swastika-like shapes sometimes appear in modern popular culture, although in the Western world (where the symbol is still usually considered associated with Nazi Germany) considerably less so than in the East (where the symbol is used under a variety of cultural conditions and not considered offensive).
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/swastika   (8119 words)

  
 Friends of the Swastika 3/6: Declaration of Independance
This is a manifesto by the Friends of the Swastika, some of whom met in Cranbrook, British Columbia in April 1995 and ten years earlier in Swastika, Ontario in April of 1985, to support the re-integration of the swastika as a good luck sign and sacred symbol.
The swastika had universal status in a non-political way until it was misused by Adolf Hitler in the Second World War.
It is the aim of FOTS to detoxify the swastika through education for use in its original meaning--the auspicious energy at the center of life.
www.manwoman.net /swastika/fots3.html   (389 words)

  
 Swastika Public School [???] - Stormfront White Nationalist Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Persia, Asia Mior, and Greece represented the rotating axis mundi with the symbol of a swastika.
On a Boeotian amphora of the 7th century B.C., the swastika was presented as a sacred sign of the Goddess Artemis.
To Saxons it was fylfot, translated either "four-foot", referring to the four heavenly pillars at the corners of the earth, or "fill-foot", referring to the Christian habit of filling in the foot of a church window with swastikas.
www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=135169   (848 words)

  
 An Introduction To Ontario Northland and www.onrgallery.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
With the Ontario Government anxious towards opening up Ontario's North, the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Act was passed in 1902.Construction then began.  In 1904, The Temiskaming and Northern Ontario was as far north as New Liskeard and heading to what is now Cobalt which kicked off The Great Silver Rush.
Aside from the occasional air cargo flight, Ontario Northland is the principal shipper of goods to the Arctic Tidewaters of the James Bay since roads come to an end at Otter Rapids on the Island Falls Subdivision.
I was born in 1968 in Cochrane, Ontario.
www.onrgallery.com /intro.html   (1123 words)

  
 ACC NIAGARA: THE SWASTIKA CONTROVERSY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Certain forces are trying to eliminate all use of the swastika, on the grounds that it is an evil symbol of hatred and death.
The swastika in the form represented is a symbol of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party of Adolf Hitler.
The swastika is actually an ancient and honourable symbol, still used today by many cultures around the world, including Buddhists and Jains.
www.niagara.com /~freedom/accniag/haken.htm   (749 words)

  
 Hands Off Our Sacred Swastika
This senseless, idiotic and illogical motion of Swastika phobia must be opposed strongly and stopped immediately with the demand of lifting the ban and reinstating the use and status of Swastika in Germany.
Swastika is the oldest religious symbol known to the human race and is widely recognised in various cultures all across the world.
The treatment and attitude toward Swastika must be different to that of the Holy Cross and Islamic flag as the perpetrators were of their own religion while Swastika did not have any relation with Hitler on religious ground and it has represented goodness and universal humanity all over the world.
www.indiacause.com /columns/OL_050314.htm   (3420 words)

  
 Restaurants in Swastika Ontario Canada Restaurant Reviews
His attorney, William "Jake" Megowen, argued that Card was unaware of the significance of the swastika as a symbol of hate.
An unidentified man was caught in the act of carving a swastika on the facade of...
A swastika at Sinai AcademyBerkshire Eagle, MA - Apr 18, 2006The carving of a swastika on a playground slide at a Jewish school in Pittsfield is as cruel a hate crime as has marred the Berkshires in recent memory, and...
www.diningguide411.com /restaurants/Canada/ON/Swastika   (318 words)

  
 North Sun Nurseries Inc, Swastika Ontario, Swastika Division 32 km west of Kirkland Lake on Highway 66
Ramore Division is situated on 240 acres of land with 45 gutter connected greenhouses and 5 coldframes.
Swastika Division is situated on 500 acres of land with 10 Vary, 2 gutter connected & 1 Gro-more greenhouses and 11 coldframes.
Swastika Division also has 56, 4.2 acre field compartments, which are fully irrigated.
www.northsunnurseriesinc.com   (226 words)

  
 Friends of the Swastika 1/6: Vision Statement and Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
We feel that the time is ripe to put the Nazi decade into the proper context in full view of the ten thousand years of suppressed swastika history and to let the swastika get on with its benign life.
We would like to invite Jews, and all others affected by the war, to look at the evidence for the existence of a sacred swastika in the world.
They saw only honorable swastikas which did not conjure up goose-stepping nightmares.
www.manwoman.net /swastika/fots.html   (234 words)

  
 Children Enjoy Ride Aboard Santa Claus Express : ArriveNet Press Releases : Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Express made stops in Englehart, Kirkland Lake and Swastika, Ontario on Saturday, and in the Tri-Towns, Latchford and Temagami, Ontario on Sunday.
Express is operated by Ontario Northland, in partnership with the Ontario Northland Benefit Association, three employee unions, local community groups and volunteers.
The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC), an Operational Enterprise of the Province of Ontario, was established in 1902 and is a recognized leader in promoting sustainable economic growth by establishing and operating transportation and telecommunication links throughout the North.
press.arrivenet.com /education/article.php/720884.html   (338 words)

  
 swastika bridge - Stormfront White Nationalist Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
There is a "Swastika House" in Riverside California.
I do not advocate living in swastika houses.
yeah...living in a swastika house just seems like a way to draw bad publicity...14 88
www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=136677   (212 words)

  
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