→ Swastika or Manji—What Does It Mean?

Another great video from Asia Boss, this one looking at the difference between a manji and a swastika and if the average Japanese person knows the difference. Spoilers: most don't. One of them also seems to think the nazi symbol would make a good band logo. 🤔

For those not familiar, the manji is a sacred symbol in Japan, used on Buddhist temples and also to mark their location on maps. It symbolizes prosperity and good luck. It was used this way in many Western countries too (like the States) before Hitler ruined it for us.

Many people of my generation were probably first introduced to the manji in the NES classic The Legend of Zelda where one of the dungeons is shaped like a manji. The level was known among the kids at my elementary school as the "Nazi level".

Anyway, interesting video.

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