Source: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?Swastika


We endorse the Stop the ban of the Hindu Swastika Petition to The European Union.

To: The European Union

German MEPs are calling the EU to ban the Swastika in Europe. The Swastika is already banned in Germany and some are trying to make this a Europe wide law. This is in light of Prince Harry wearing a Nazi uniform in January 2005. Most people associate the symbol with the Nazis but it is also a Hindu symbol. It has been a Hindu symbol of luck for over 5000 years, so why should it be banned because the Nazis used it and abused it in the early 20th Century. The word Swastika comes from Sanskrit meaning any lucky or auspicious object. For Hindus this symbol is used to ward off evil spirits and is present in shrines, on doorsteps and in temples. It is the second most important symbols for Hindus after the Om. It is also regarded sacred to Buddhists and Jains. There are approximately 1 billion Hindus in the world. This is the third largest religion (14% of the world). There are many Hindus in Europe which will be affected. There are approximately 1 million Hindus in the UK, 164,000 in The Netherlands, 120,000 in France and 82,000 in Germany. This is a petition to save a five thousand year symbol. This is the same as saying that the EU is going to ban the cross for Christians or the star and crescent for Muslims. Mr Kallidai says "It's like saying the Ku Klux Klan burn crosses so therefore let's ban the use of crosses worldwide." I believe that the EU has gone into this blindly. Even though the symbol was used unfortunately by a dictatorship it is still a sacred symbol. Please Sign this petition to save the Hindu Swastika.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

rael seems like a nutcrack

who gives a $hit dude?

i'm not even tryin'

Get a load of this when you got the time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

Well,I never knew that before.Yeah, I did read the news of Prince Harry getting into controversy by sporting this sign.

Once we all (Europeans) were making Henna Tattoos.Of course, it was my idea. I happened to make this swastika sign on my Fren's palm .Afterall , it was a sacred sign for us. I used to make that a lot back home in almost all religious occassions. She did not care much but it definitely started the discussion among us.Then I realised how sensitive they are towards this Swastika sign, and particularly, East Europeans.To avoid any kind of misunderstanding, I simply removed that pattern from her palm.

May be the sign which is sacred for us triggers the painful past for them. So let it be. It definitely takes time to get over it.What is so big fuss about it?

why we should care....
can you imagine the cross being banned because it was used by the KKK? now the swastika is being banned because the Nazis used it. how does that make sense?
the swastika holds significant values to all Buddhists, Hindus and Raelians.

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Swastika in Falun in china.
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You go and file an international patent for Swastika instead of Petition online.
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sayami, you are missing the point..this has nothing to do with patenting. so if the swastika represents falun in china it should further make the sign more significant (BTW, the sign is relevant to many other religions and cultures as well ;-)). why ban it, right?

sayami
you got it wrong mait
The picture you posted is mirror of hindu Swastika. And that is the difference between Swastika and the sign of Hitler.

See wikipedia for the difference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika