Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v7.c47.7279
Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v7.c47.7279
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(18) ‘The svastika or fylfot is one of the most ancient symbols mankind has. Much is heard of it nowadays, and in one country much is seen of it, where it is presumed to be especially connected with the mysterious conception called Aryan¹, and with the Christian Faith as a national possession and discrimination. “Rise of a benign power” or “lucky time” is the meaning attached to it in Germany where it is supposed to have a German origin and an anti-Semitic signification.’