Symbols are associated with every belief. Often, they become emotionally attached to a particular system that without those symbols, common people can't identify. Without doubt, symbols have their own ...

For thousands of years before the Nazis, the swastika was a Hindu and Buddhist symbol for good. For Hindus, the swastika is a symbol of auspiciousness, prosperity and good fortune. In Buddhism, the ...

After first appearing in the religious art of ancient Iran, the disc halo migrated across cultures at an astonishing pace, aided by trade on the Silk Roads. Matt Wilson explores how a simple symbol ...