卍 (wàn) — swastika (auspicious religious symbol, especially in Buddhism)
Definition
An ancient auspicious symbol (the swastika) used in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism to mark sacred objects and represent good fortune — historically positive, long predating its 20th-century European misappropriation.
noun
swastika (auspicious religious symbol, especially in Buddhism)
Examples
- 卍。Sì miào de fó xiàng xiōng qián cháng cháng kè yǒu wàn zì.Buddha statues in temples often have the swastika character engraved on the chest.
- 卍。Zhè ge wàn fú hào zài fó jiào zhōng dài biǎo jí xiáng.This swastika symbol represents good fortune in Buddhism.
- 煌卍。Wǒ zài dūn huáng bì huà shàng kàn dào le xǔ duō wàn tú àn.I saw many swastika patterns in the Dunhuang murals.
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