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 Originally Posted By: Ezorisu
Most "temple" map symbol manji (swastikas) are "left-handed" (bent in the opposite direction).


were they modified like that after WWII or have they always been left facing?
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I've seen/heard long discussions on the "ura"/"omote" (front-side/back-side) view of the manji symbol as it appears sometimnes as a motif on cut-out screens, such that you see it "left-handed" when going into a temple, and "nazi-handed" on the way out. Supposedly each has an inherent symbolism, but neither are anything remotely related to the fascist ideology that coopted the symbol.

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