Comments on: Hong Kong: Meeting with Tian Tan the Buddha http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/ Your Daily Updated Fun, Gadget and Games Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:12:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Prince Siddhartha turns in to Buddha | Random Good Stuff - The Entertainment Blog http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-19105 Prince Siddhartha turns in to Buddha | Random Good Stuff - The Entertainment Blog Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:02:13 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-19105 [...] Did you miss out when I visited a Buddha? [...] [...] Did you miss out when I visited a Buddha? [...]

]]> By: Hiking Down Ngong Ping - Lo Hon | Random Good Stuff - The Entertainment Blog http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16356 Hiking Down Ngong Ping - Lo Hon | Random Good Stuff - The Entertainment Blog Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:44:40 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16356 [...] seeing the Tian Tan Buddha and the Po Lin Monastery we decided to hike down back to the MTR Sation (mostly because we [...] [...] seeing the Tian Tan Buddha and the Po Lin Monastery we decided to hike down back to the MTR Sation (mostly because we [...]

]]> By: Tony http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16310 Tony Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:02:01 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16310 There is so much more information about the swastika and religion than I had anticipated. It is actually a very interesting subject and one I may post about sometime in the future. As to how the Nazi's adopted a version of the swastika for their emblem I found this on Wikipedia... The use of the swastika was associated by Nazi theorists with their conjecture of Aryan cultural descent of the German people. Following the Nordicist version of the Aryan invasion theory , the Nazis claimed that the early Aryans of India, from whose Vedic tradition the swastika sprang, were the prototypical white invaders. It was also widely believed that the Indian caste system had originated as a means to avoid racial mixing. The concept of Racial purity was an ideology central to Nazism though it is now considered unscientific. For Rosenberg, the Aryans of India were both a model to be imitated and a warning of the dangers of the spiritual and racial "confusion" that, he believed, arose from the close proximity of races. Thus, they saw fit to co-opt the sign as a symbol of the Aryan master race. The use of the swastika as a symbol of the Aryan race dates back to writings of Emile Burnouf. Following many other writers, the German nationalist poet Guido von List believed it to be a uniquely Aryan symbol. There is so much more information about the swastika and religion than I had anticipated. It is actually a very interesting subject and one I may post about sometime in the future. As to how the Nazi’s adopted a version of the swastika for their emblem I found this on Wikipedia…

The use of the swastika was associated by Nazi theorists with their conjecture of Aryan cultural descent of the German people. Following the Nordicist version of the Aryan invasion theory , the Nazis claimed that the early Aryans of India, from whose Vedic tradition the swastika sprang, were the prototypical white invaders. It was also widely believed that the Indian caste system had originated as a means to avoid racial mixing. The concept of Racial purity was an ideology central to Nazism though it is now considered unscientific. For Rosenberg, the Aryans of India were both a model to be imitated and a warning of the dangers of the spiritual and racial “confusion” that, he believed, arose from the close proximity of races. Thus, they saw fit to co-opt the sign as a symbol of the Aryan master race. The use of the swastika as a symbol of the Aryan race dates back to writings of Emile Burnouf. Following many other writers, the German nationalist poet Guido von List believed it to be a uniquely Aryan symbol.

]]> By: RGS http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16307 RGS Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:00:03 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16307 Tony .... awesome research. Did you figure out why the Nazis snatched it? Tony …. awesome research. Did you figure out why the Nazis snatched it?

]]> By: Tony http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16306 Tony Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:54:39 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16306 Swastika - Chinese called it, "WAN" Zi, Japanese named it "MAN" Ji, Tibetan read it as "GYUNG-DRUNG" or GEG-GSANG. The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit means, "conducive to well- being". S-vasti in Sanskrit is "It's well" Swastika is a symbol of prosperity and good fortune and is widely dispersed in both the ancient and modern world. It originally represented the revolving sun, fire, or life. The swastika was widely utilized in ancient Mesopotamian coinage as well as appearing in early Christian and Byzantium art, where it was known as the gammadion cross. The swastika also appeared in South and Central America, widely used in Mayan art during that time period. And much more information on the use of the swastika in religion and culture at http://web.singnet.com/~sidneys/Swastika.htm. Swastika – Chinese called it, “WAN” Zi, Japanese named it “MAN” Ji, Tibetan read it as “GYUNG-DRUNG” or GEG-GSANG. The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit means, “conducive to well- being”. S-vasti in Sanskrit is “It’s well”

Swastika is a symbol of prosperity and good fortune and is widely dispersed in both the ancient and modern world. It originally represented the revolving sun, fire, or life. The swastika was widely utilized in ancient Mesopotamian coinage as well as appearing in early Christian and Byzantium art, where it was known as the gammadion cross. The swastika also appeared in South and Central America, widely used in Mayan art during that time period.

And much more information on the use of the swastika in religion and culture at http://web.singnet.com/~sidneys/Swastika.htm.

]]> By: Hong Kong: Po Lin Monastery | Random Good Stuff - The Entertainment Blog http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16238 Hong Kong: Po Lin Monastery | Random Good Stuff - The Entertainment Blog Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:37:23 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16238 [...] our visit at the Tian Tan Buddha we walked 268 steps down again and walked over to the Po Lin Monastery. If you bought a lunch [...] [...] our visit at the Tian Tan Buddha we walked 268 steps down again and walked over to the Po Lin Monastery. If you bought a lunch [...]

]]> By: Tony http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16200 Tony Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:36:15 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16200 No problem on the edit out of the link, RGS, I fully understand. I am sure between us we will come up with some very interesting information on the topic of the swastika on the Buddhas. Dank je wel, mijn vriend. No problem on the edit out of the link, RGS, I fully understand. I am sure between us we will come up with some very interesting information on the topic of the swastika on the Buddhas. Dank je wel, mijn vriend.

]]> By: RGS http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16199 RGS Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:00:36 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16199 Hello Tony, thank you for your comment .. I was kind of shocked to (esecially me boing German) to see that symbol pretty often (more in the next post) on buddhist sights. It is mirror flipped though and apparently the Nazis took it from the Buddhist ... and I am curious about it as well how this relates. If you find something out please post a comment. Also I edited your post and removed the hyperlink in your comments ... your nickname already leads right to your blog .. .. RGS policy! Hello Tony,

thank you for your comment .. I was kind of shocked to (esecially me boing German) to see that symbol pretty often (more in the next post) on buddhist sights. It is mirror flipped though and apparently the Nazis took it from the Buddhist … and I am curious about it as well how this relates. If you find something out please post a comment. Also I edited your post and removed the hyperlink in your comments … your nickname already leads right to your blog .. .. RGS policy!

]]> By: Tony http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16193 Tony Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:29:31 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16193 Great post and beautiful pictures. I look forward to your additional posts about the trip. One question... what's with the swastika on the chest of the Buddha? I know the Nazi's probably perverted an existing and longstanding peaceful religious symbol but now I will have to go and do some personal research to find out "The Rest of the Story" as our beloved Paul Harvey would have said ;) Any helpful pointers you could give would be appreciated. Oh, and I reserve the right to post a link back and reference to this post. Great post and beautiful pictures. I look forward to your additional posts about the trip. One question… what’s with the swastika on the chest of the Buddha? I know the Nazi’s probably perverted an existing and longstanding peaceful religious symbol but now I will have to go and do some personal research to find out “The Rest of the Story” as our beloved Paul Harvey would have said ;) Any helpful pointers you could give would be appreciated. Oh, and I reserve the right to post a link back and reference to this post.

]]> By: RGS http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16163 RGS Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:16:27 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/08/11/hong-kong-meeting-with-tian-tan-the-buddha/#comment-16163 Neauteur, yeah it was pretty breathtaking .... I didn't expect it to be this tall .. but when I was standing in fron of it ... WOW. Neauteur, yeah it was pretty breathtaking …. I didn’t expect it to be this tall .. but when I was standing in fron of it … WOW.

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