When a person from a Western country goes to a Buddhist temple or pagoda in East Asia, they may be shocked to see the swastika (or if the symbol flipped in the other direction it is called a sauvastika) still used as part of religious symbolism today. This
I think part of the problem is with that symbol, that even though it is the other way around to the swastika, it still jars to see it either way, particularly for those who remember the stories from the Second World War.
Those people who vandalise another person’s church are abhorrent. Same happens here with Jewish synagogues and the Muslim mosques, plus the idiots who damage and steal from grave sites.
I think part of the problem is with that symbol, that even though it is the other way around to the swastika, it still jars to see it either way, particularly for those who remember the stories from the Second World War.
I agree with you if both people are Western. My concern is when people from Western countries interact with people from Eastern religions.
While researching this quick article, I found some stories of temples being vandalized. That could be prevented with a little education.
Those people who vandalise another person’s church are abhorrent. Same happens here with Jewish synagogues and the Muslim mosques, plus the idiots who damage and steal from grave sites.