The Eight Auspicious Symbols. These sacred emblems—including the Parasol, Golden Fish, Conch Shell, Lotus, Banner of Victory, Vase, Dharma Wheel (Dharmachakra), and Eternal Knot—symbolize the ...

In his 2018 book titled “The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler’s Cross: Rescuing a Symbol of Peace from the Forces of Hate,” Nakagaki posits that Hitler referred to it as the hooked cross or ...

The Bodhi tree provides presence of the Enlightened One. The shade it offers is not only literal but spiritual. Beneath it, ...

In his 2018 book titled "The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler's Cross: Rescuing a Symbol of Peace from the Forces of Hate," Nakagaki posits that Hitler referred to it as the hooked cross or hakenkreuz.

Lhasa is the sacred city of Buddhism, and two places in it have especial sanctity. One of them is the Great Cathedral, the true "Lhasa" or "home of the gods" in the city proper, ...

(AP) — The symbol is a millennia-old sacred symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism that represents peace and good fortune, and was also used widely by Indigenous people worldwide in a similar ...