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The Similarities And Differences Of Auspicious Symbol Between "Taiji Diagram" And "Swastika"

Posted on:2014-02-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L L XuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330398461263Subject:Art and design
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The era of reading is arriving, The transmissibility and readability of symbol is better than words. Symbol is one kind of incrassation characteristics of things; which give by humankind. Auspicious symbol, as the name implies, one symbol of auspicious category. As the prosperous activities to be held, we can see the shadow of auspicious symbol,"auspicious" word is still get widely attention and affection in today. Auspicious culture is attended again, swaying all around the country like a gust of wind, more and more company walks the auspicious route.In order to pray for peace and health, the auspicious consciousness was born when people start to concern about the living and dying. Auspicious symbol originated from the auspicious consciousness. Auspicious culture emerged in each nation which because pray for auspicious is common desire to the human.The article based on the characteristics of circle and square aesthetic culture,selected the typical auspicious symbol of "Taiji diagram" and "swastika" as study object, circle and square, Yin and Yang, both occupies an important position in the Chinese aesthetic culture."Taiji diagram" is a graphical symbol of Chinese culture; it is auspicious symbol which not only limited to auspicious symbol, the deep meaning and philosophy of’Taiji diagram" is still learned by scholars."Swastika" is a controversial symbol in a certain period of time, it is known because it used to a symbol of political parties, and thereby erased its auspicious meaning. The history of these two auspicious symbols is very long, in the process of circulating had contacted with religion, religious involvement; let the two symbols covered by mysterious color. The religious people will respect and worship the two symbols and take it into secular life, Dress up all aspects of people’s life. At this point, auspicious symbol of "Taiji diagram" and "swastika" were finished the auspicious symbolic form to auspicious consciousness and auspicious consciousness to auspicious symbolic form.The auspicious symbol of "Taiji diagram" and "swastika" seem to completely different in the physical analysis, but after explore the different stages of auspicious symbols and analysis of the aesthetic characteristics of itself, we will find that people in creating these auspicious symbol, although not necessarily by the same person, but the summary of world’s change and look forward to life is endless is the same.Auspicious symbol was people’s beliefs, it also will be the spirit of people for future, this culture can’t use Numbers to calculate, cannot use formula to compute, but there is spirit relationship with people. The ideological implication is endless. By comparative study on the representative of auspicious symbol "Taiji diagram" and "swastika", we can understand the similarities and differences between the two auspicious symbol deeply, in advocating "circle", also can appreciate the beauty of the "square"...
Keywords/Search Tags:auspicious symbols, Taiji diagram, Swastika, Similarities anddifferences
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