Editing Swastika (section)

====Prevalence in southern Asia====

In Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the swastika is common. Temples, businesses and other organisations, such as the Buddhist libraries, [[Ahmedabad Stock Exchange]] and the Nepal Chamber of Commerce,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nepalnews.com/today/frontpic/2008/mar/mar30.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125203035/https://www.nepalnews.com/today/frontpic/2008/mar/mar30.htm |archive-date=25 January 2021 |title=daily picture (News from Nepal as it happens) |publisher=Nepalnews.com |access-date=2 March 2010 }}</ref> use the swastika in reliefs or logos.<ref name=lee86 /> Swastikas are ubiquitous in Indian and Nepalese communities, located on shops, buildings, transport vehicles, and clothing. The swastika remains prominent in Hindu ceremonies such as weddings. The left facing ''sauwastika'' symbol is found in tantric rituals.<ref name=britswast />

[[Musaeus College]] in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a Buddhist girls' school, has a left facing swastika in their school logo.

In India, ''Swastik'' and ''Swastika'', with their spelling variants, are first names for males and females respectively, for instance with [[Swastika Mukherjee]]. The [[Emblem of Bihar]] contains two swastikas.{{clear left}}

In Bhutan, swastika motifs are found in architecture, fabrics and religious ceremonies.

Among the predominantly Hindu population of [[Bali]], in Indonesia, swastikas are common in temples, homes and public spaces. Similarly, the swastika is a common icon associated with Buddha's footprints in Theravada Buddhist communities of Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia.<ref name="lee86" />

The [[Tantra]]-based new religious movement [[Ananda Marga]] (Devanagari: आनन्द मार्ग, meaning 'Path of Bliss') uses a motif similar to the Raëlians, but in their case the apparent star of David is defined as intersecting triangles with no specific reference to Jewish culture.

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File:Torajan pattern - pa'sepu' to Ronkong.svg|One of common carving patterns of [[Torajan people]] in Indonesia.
File:Ānanda Mārga Symbol.svg|The symbol of the Ananda Marga movement
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