As a Jew, these of course conjure up certain images and emotions. The swastika is particularly hard to take. Yet here the swastika is a sanskrit symbol for good luck and what I call the Magen David (Star of David) is a sanskrit symbol for wisdom.
Monday, 30 March 2009
Double meanings
One thing I still find disconcerting about being in Kathmandu is the abundance of the following two symbols (here seen together on a balcony):
As a Jew, these of course conjure up certain images and emotions. The swastika is particularly hard to take. Yet here the swastika is a sanskrit symbol for good luck and what I call the Magen David (Star of David) is a sanskrit symbol for wisdom.
As a Jew, these of course conjure up certain images and emotions. The swastika is particularly hard to take. Yet here the swastika is a sanskrit symbol for good luck and what I call the Magen David (Star of David) is a sanskrit symbol for wisdom.
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