in a groundbreaking move the Oregon education
department has officially acknowledged the difference between the sacred swastika a
revered symbol in Hinduism and the Nazis Hong Cruz the Hindu American Foundation celebrated this
decision on X calling it a Monumental step towards preserving the sanctity of their symbols for
future Generations the advocacy group expressed their gratitude towards their supporters in Oregon
stating this is a historic win for our community thanks to your Relentless advocacy the
Oregon Department of Education has officially distinguished the Nazis hon Crews from our sacred
swastika this significant decision is a Leap Forward in preserving the sanctity of our symbols
for generations to come this Triumph wouldn't have been achievable without your steadfast support
and commitment let's continue to educate and raise awareness about the true meaning of our
sacred swastika as per the official website Oregon .gv the education department has issued an
official communication titled every student belongs learning the difference between symbols
in this document the swastika is described as a Sanskrit word used to symbolize auspiciousness
and elements of the natural world in many religions and cultures including Hinduism Buddhism
Judaism gism and some Native American religions and cultures the education department further
clarified that the hope hooked cross image is often mistakenly labeled as a swastika but it
is actually the Nazis hon Cruz notorious as a hate symbol they added while the hooked cross
image is commonly referred to as a swastika the actual Nazi and neonazi symbol is correctly
labeled as a hong Cruz the German word for hooked cross education and clarification about the
terminology can help connect to the dots there is a significant difference between the sacred
religious symbol the swastika and the Nazi hate symbol the Hong Cruz the swastika when translated
from its Sanskrit route means well-being it dates back some 6,000 years to rock and cave paintings
and is believed to have originated in India it has also been a symbol of good luck prosperity
and all things auspicious for other ancient cultures including the Vikings and Greeks as
well as Hindus Buddhists and giantes for Hindus the swastika is a religious symbol first
mentioned in the vas it symbolizes many things like sua the sun and Brahma the Creator
however due to ignorance cultural insensitivity and deliberate intentions many confused the
two symbols furthering hinduphobia which has been widely observed around the world a recent
case from Australia saw Uber deplatforming a Hindu woman named swastika for 5 months however
she successfully fought against this decision