A very short introduction to the swastika problematique (which seems to be vast) in Buddhism and the related Bon religion. Apparently, Buddhists don´t care if the swastika is turning left or right. In Bon, by contrast, the "yungdrung" must always turn left.
According to the videos, at least in Buddhist Himalayan art, swastikas are often purely decorative in character. Some may turn right, others left, for the sake of symmetry and balance. In Chinese Buddhism, a buddha is often shown with a swastika on his body for some kind of theological reasons, but the videos never explain why. There is also the idea that Siddharta Gautama was born with small swastikas on his toes!
Kind of interesting, actually. I´ve seen the Chinese stuff before, in the AI-generated videos of that Buddhist nun I sometimes link to...
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