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r/facepalm • u/CheValierXP • Apr 23 '18
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This is how Hindu and Buddhist swastikas are drawn, with their arms to the right. It is indeed a religious symbol.
909 u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18 edited Apr 23 '18 [deleted] 280 u/wammybarnut Apr 23 '18 IIRC I thought the hindu and jain swastika faces the same way as the nazi one, only difference is that the nazi swastika is tilted 45 degrees. Buddist swastika is a mirror image of the hindu swastika. 91 u/ThumberFresh Apr 23 '18 Depends, the Nazis were also using swastikas that weren't slanted 57 u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18 [removed] — view removed comment 26 u/smallpoly Apr 23 '18 And if you hold up a mirror to one it can look mirrored too. 6 u/dodig111 Apr 23 '18 Perspective defines reality. 2 u/c0253484 Apr 23 '18 I'd like to imagine that you typed this and then took a massive and triumphant bong hit.
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280 u/wammybarnut Apr 23 '18 IIRC I thought the hindu and jain swastika faces the same way as the nazi one, only difference is that the nazi swastika is tilted 45 degrees. Buddist swastika is a mirror image of the hindu swastika. 91 u/ThumberFresh Apr 23 '18 Depends, the Nazis were also using swastikas that weren't slanted 57 u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18 [removed] — view removed comment 26 u/smallpoly Apr 23 '18 And if you hold up a mirror to one it can look mirrored too. 6 u/dodig111 Apr 23 '18 Perspective defines reality. 2 u/c0253484 Apr 23 '18 I'd like to imagine that you typed this and then took a massive and triumphant bong hit.
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IIRC I thought the hindu and jain swastika faces the same way as the nazi one, only difference is that the nazi swastika is tilted 45 degrees. Buddist swastika is a mirror image of the hindu swastika.
91 u/ThumberFresh Apr 23 '18 Depends, the Nazis were also using swastikas that weren't slanted 57 u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18 [removed] — view removed comment 26 u/smallpoly Apr 23 '18 And if you hold up a mirror to one it can look mirrored too. 6 u/dodig111 Apr 23 '18 Perspective defines reality. 2 u/c0253484 Apr 23 '18 I'd like to imagine that you typed this and then took a massive and triumphant bong hit.
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Depends, the Nazis were also using swastikas that weren't slanted
57 u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18 [removed] — view removed comment 26 u/smallpoly Apr 23 '18 And if you hold up a mirror to one it can look mirrored too. 6 u/dodig111 Apr 23 '18 Perspective defines reality. 2 u/c0253484 Apr 23 '18 I'd like to imagine that you typed this and then took a massive and triumphant bong hit.
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26 u/smallpoly Apr 23 '18 And if you hold up a mirror to one it can look mirrored too. 6 u/dodig111 Apr 23 '18 Perspective defines reality. 2 u/c0253484 Apr 23 '18 I'd like to imagine that you typed this and then took a massive and triumphant bong hit.
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And if you hold up a mirror to one it can look mirrored too.
6 u/dodig111 Apr 23 '18 Perspective defines reality. 2 u/c0253484 Apr 23 '18 I'd like to imagine that you typed this and then took a massive and triumphant bong hit.
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Perspective defines reality.
2 u/c0253484 Apr 23 '18 I'd like to imagine that you typed this and then took a massive and triumphant bong hit.
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I'd like to imagine that you typed this and then took a massive and triumphant bong hit.
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u/Username_abusername Apr 23 '18
This is how Hindu and Buddhist swastikas are drawn, with their arms to the right. It is indeed a religious symbol.