Is there any explanation for the word "Yan"

The word "Zi" is a symbol of Buddhism. Note that the "swastika" is different from Hitler's "swastika", the former is right-handed and the latter is left-handed. So, what exactly does "what" mean? How to pronounce? What about the left-handed word "swastika"?

"Wan" is the mantra of many ancient tribes, which appeared in the history of ancient India, Persia, Greece, Egypt, Troy and other countries, and was later adopted by some ancient religions. At first, people regarded it as a symbol of the sun or fire, and later people generally regarded it as an auspicious symbol. With the spread of ancient Indian Buddhism, the word "Wan Zi" was also introduced into China.

In Sanskrit, this word is pronounced as "full room is beneficial to time", which means "auspicious sea clouds", that is, auspicious symbols presented between the sea and the sky. Painted on the Buddha's chest, it is regarded as "auspicious" by Buddhists and can emit precious light. "its light is swaying, and there are thousands of things." Buddhist translation of the word "Wan" in China is also inconsistent. A classic book in the Northern Wei Dynasty translated it into the word "Wan". In the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang and others translated it into the word "virtue", emphasizing the infinite merits of the Buddha. The female emperor Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty named it "Wan", which means to combine the good fortune and merits of the world.

There are two ways to write "Wan Zi", one is right-handed and the other is left-handed ("Wan Zi"). Most Buddhists believe that the rotation of the right hand should prevail, because it is auspicious for Buddhism, and all kinds of Buddhist ceremonies held by Buddhists are carried out with the right hand. This mysterious symbol, regarded by Buddhists as auspicious and meritorious, was used by Hitler, the leader of German fascism, as his symbol of party flag. Of course this has nothing to do with Buddhism. Party flag designed by Hitler himself, with white characters on a red background and black Nazi party emblem embedded in the middle. Hitler was very satisfied with their design and thought that "this is a real symbol". In his book Mein Kampf, he said: "Red symbolizes the social significance of our movement, and white symbolizes nationalist thought. The word Mae symbolizes the mission of winning Aryans. " Later, Hitler also designed swastika armbands and swastika symbols for his stormtroopers and party member.

Hitler chose "the swastika" as the symbol for several reasons. One said it was designed after the name of the Nazi Party. Nazi Party means "National Socialist Party". In German, the prefixes of "country" and "society" are both "S", and the two prefixes overlap and form the shape of "swastika". However, the Buddhist "Ai" is gold, while the Nazi "Ai" is black. Another way of saying it is that American scholar Robert? Payne suggested it.

Payne believes that Hitler had a strong desire to worship authority and pursue power since he was a child. When he was a child, there was an old monastery near his home. The corridors of the monastery, the stone wells, the monks' seats and the sleeves of the dean's coat are all decorated with swastikas. Hitler worships the power of the dean, and thinks that "swish" is a symbol of the authority of the dean. He hopes that one day he can have supreme authority like the dean. Payne believes that this is why he later chose the word "Zi" as the symbol of party flag.

There is also a saying that Hitler was influenced by an anti-Semitic organization called the New Knights Templar. This organization believes that Aryans are the best people, and only by maintaining their pure blood can the world have hope. This is consistent with Hitler's view. The founder of this organization is a missionary and astrologer. He divined for Hitler and predicted that he would become a person who would shock the world in the future. Hitler was very excited when he heard these words. The symbol of this organization is "Wan Zi". So he chose this symbol when he later designed party flag.

The mysterious title of "the swastika used by the Nazi Party" made countless Nazis crazy. They gathered under this banner and did all the bad things. After the defeat of fascism in World War II, this symbol was shattered immediately. However, in June, 2000, a British journalist fell from the sky and photographed the fascist symbol "Wan Zi" composed of trees, at a distance of Berlin 1 10. It consists of 48 trees, surrounded by different tree species, with a length of 60 meters, clear lines and obvious signs. These 48 trees belong to Larix gmelinii and are surrounded by evergreen conifers. There is no difference between spring and summer, but every late autumn and early winter, the leaves of Larix gmelinii gradually turn yellow, and a yellow "swastika" symbol is highlighted. According to the investigation, it was planted by a rich farmer in the French countryside when Hitler was rampant. As soon as the photos were published, people immediately protested and demanded that the French government immediately eradicate them. French law does not allow public display of the Nazi party symbol on any occasion, so this Nazi symbol made of trees was quickly eliminated.

Archaeological data show that as early as 6000-7000 years ago, the pottery made by ancestors in Gansu and Qinghai had the word "Wan Zi", which shows that "Wan Zi" is a symbol with a long history. For example, painted pottery in Liuwan, Ledu, Qinghai also has the word "Wan", and Neolithic sites in Guangdong and Inner Mongolia also have similar symbols. Buddhism was not introduced into China until the 4th century, that is, the Eastern Han Dynasty. In recent years, some ancient rock paintings have been discovered in Tibet and Qinghai. In addition to animals, the sun and auspicious pictures, there is also the word "swastika" (such as the evolution sequence diagram of Japanese soil rock paintings found in Aritu County, Tibet). Since 1950s, a large number of paleolithic tools have been found in Tibet and its marginal areas. It is estimated that human beings settled on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at least 50,000 years ago.

There are several words in the Tibetan-Chinese Dictionary: "Yan" has two meanings: one is "the doctrine of Bonism", which is the symbol of Bonism. The second is firm and eternal. According to the biography of the king of Tibet, after the introduction of Indian Buddhism into Tibet, there was a fierce conflict and even struggle with Bonism. When powerful Buddhists besieged Bonism Castle, Bonism painted tens of thousands of words in four corners of the castle to boost morale and "draw squares" to appease civilians. It can be seen that the "Wanzi" here is an indestructible witchcraft centered on Boni, which is used to eliminate disasters and drive away epidemics. Using this modal symbol to cast spells, inanimate nature will change from "static" to "dynamic", and Bonism will last forever.

Buddhism was introduced into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau as a foreign religion. It infiltrated and influenced Bonism in doctrine, and even caused the opposition between the two factions. It is true that Buddhism and Buddhism are similar in some ways. For example, Bonism regards the world as a number of squares, each square symbolizes a tribe, and the square is divided into three layers, which represent heaven, earth and earth in turn, and are inhabited by Bonism's gods, people and demons respectively. These concepts are basically consistent with the Buddhist concept of "samsara". As we know, Buddhist teachings have absorbed a lot of Brahmanism, such as immortality of the soul, karma, and reincarnation. It is believed that all beings have no beginning and no end, that is, life and death rotate, and the soul itself will never die. It is precisely because the teachings of Buddhism and Bonism are the same that Buddhism disputed and rejected Bonism on the one hand, and merged with Bonism on the other hand, absorbing many components of Bonism. In this way, as a symbol of Buddhism, "Wan Zi" has been gradually accepted by Buddhism with the development and evolution of history. Formally, the word "Wan" in Bonism rotates counterclockwise, that is, it is left-handed, while the word "Wan" in Buddhism rotates clockwise, that is, it is right-handed. By means of changing the form, he incorporated many teachings of Bonism into his own ideological system, and then formed Tibetan Buddhism. The "swastika used by the Nazi Party" has also been preserved as a symbol of Tibetan Buddhism.

People in Xizang still uses the Chinese character "Wan Zi" as a family amulet. Some people tie the cloth with the word "Wan Zi" on it at the top of the yard or gate, while others carve this symbol on the masonry. According to old people, it can ward off evil spirits. Taking the word "ten thousand" as the decoration of buildings has a strong aesthetic interest. For example, the windows, walls, gates and beams of Tibetan Buddhist temple buildings are engraved with "ten thousand words"; The walls of the courtyard, the stones laid inside and outside the courtyard and the square bricks of the garden are also engraved with "ten thousand words"; The door and window patterns of folk quadrangles also have a variation of "ten thousand characters" or "ten thousand characters", that is, "wealth is not limited" Its shapes are round, square, single and double, and rich patterns are painted on the dado and board wall.

In Gan Qing's folk embroidery and weaving works, the word "Wan" and its variants are widely used. Its grain changes, momentum, style, charm and expression are all filled with strong national flavor. For example, the braided tube worn by Tibetan women, the purse hanging around the waist are embroidered with the word "Wan Zi" and its variants, and clothes, belts, cuffs, collars, shoes, socks pads and socks with roots are also embroidered with the variant of "Wan Zi". The corners of folk carpets, horse mats, tapestries, etc. Mostly the variation pattern of the head.

The "swastika used by the Nazi Party" was originally considered as a symbol of the sun or the sacred flame, which evolved from the map of the sun. Before the standardization of "swastika" characters, there may be various forms, including different rotation directions. The appearance of the sun and the word "ten thousand" shows that people worship the sun; People interpret the word "Zi" as the eternal sun or the eternal sun. Later, it evolved into a symbol of firmness, eternity, evil spirits and auspiciousness, which is an eternal auspicious symbol.

"Wanzi" is a traditional auspicious character. The four ends of the word extend vertically and horizontally and meet in the street to form a pattern, which is called "Wan" and "Long-legged hyphenation". Auspicious patterns composed of ten thousand characters, such as "A Thousand Years of Harmony" and "Ten Thousand Generations of Changchun", symbolize eternal happiness.

Sun God is one of the biggest gods of Bonism in Tibet, and the word "Wan" is the symbol representing the sun. The religious symbol "the swastika used by the Nazis" is very obvious in the use of women's clothing. In the eyes of Tibetan women, it is a beautiful symbol and is regarded as an auspicious thing. On holidays, women always draw a big "ten thousand" on the doorstep with white lime to show good luck in the coming year. In some places, Tibetan women also like to embroider "Wan Zi" on the back of clothes. They think it can avoid natural and man-made disasters. Any woman born in this year will never forget to embroider "Wan Zi" on her back, in order to pray for Bodhisattva to bless this year's peace. A headdress for modern women in northern Tibet is called "Gunduo", which is made of small white conchs connected in series with a swastika pattern composed of red corals.

The word "Wan" shows a blend of religious feelings and aesthetic feelings at the wedding. Tibetans living in Riyue Township, Huangyuan County, Qinghai Province have a habit. When getting married, the husband's family spread sheepskin in the yard and painted "ten thousand characters" on the sheepskin with highland barley. When the bride enters the door, she steps on the middle of the word "swastika" to show the meaning of "male and female are born together, yin and yang are in harmony, fish and water are happy, luck is good, and it is solid". At the wedding in Ganzi Tibetan area, the bride and groom either sit or kneel in the middle of the Tibetan carpet and listen to "praise the wedding" on the "ten thousand words" made of highland barley or wheat.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Tibetan warrior clothes were made of suede white leather trousers with round cloth at the knees and decorated with "swastika". In old Tibet, when a Lama was reincarnated and a new government official took office, a grand ceremony was held. There must be a throne in the ceremony, which is spelled with "ten thousand characters" from highland barley or wheat, symbolizing the indestructible eternal symbol, and smart teenagers or new officials sit on it. The character "swastika" is widely used in temples, houses, costumes, festivals, weddings, buildings, festivals, tents, mats, bowls, floors or walls.

Buddhism believes that the swastika used by the Nazi Party is one of the 32 adult images of the Buddha, which is on the Buddha's chest. Some scriptures mention that the hair, waist, hands and feet of the Buddha have such marks, so the ten thousand characters in Buddhism represent the Buddha. Of course, it is also widely used in Buddhist ceremonies and temple decoration. However, the swastika used by the Nazis is not a unique symbol of Buddhism. In India, the swastika used by the Nazi Party is also a symbol widely used by Hinduism and Jainism. In ancient Jainism, the swastika used by the Nazis represented their seventh saint, usually combined with the hand shape, and its four arms reminded believers of the four places of rebirth in reincarnation: heaven, earth, animals and plants and hell.

Indians like to print tens of thousands of words on the title page, doorways and sacrifices of books or account books, hoping to bring God's blessing and good luck. The swastika used by the Nazi Party has long existed in primitive beliefs in Tibet, such as Bonism before Buddhism.

As for the rotation direction of the Chinese character, there are different opinions. Some people say that the swastika in the right hand represents the power of the father and the swastika in the left hand represents the power of the mother. Others believe that the cross used by the right-handed Nazi party represents the power of life; Left-handed people represent destruction and evil forces, and so on. However, swastika in both directions exists all over the world, which may not be consistent with the above explanation.