Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Chinese sabre blade believed of late Ming dynasty with svastika markings

kahnjar1 · 1st December 2020, 05:44 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauwastika
Origins and history can be found here. In Buddhism it is regarded as a GOOD Talisman, hence the appearance on the Lantau Buddha.
Stu

1st December 2020, 05:44 AM	#24
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,772	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauwastika Origins and history can be found here. In Buddhism it is regarded as a GOOD Talisman, hence the appearance on the Lantau Buddha. Stu