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Post by phanax on Nov 22, 2004 10:28:44 GMT
Okay, now that does sound tempting incidentally I've read a little more from my Tokuhon (Shorinji Kempo text-book) and apparently the manji originated in ancient japan and is used as frequently as a symbol for shorinji kempo as the Ken more fammiliar to say members of the BSKF sorry, but I find it quite interesting  |
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Post by marshall_banana on Nov 22, 2004 12:34:45 GMT
it is bizarre.
the manji probably did originate in japan. the interesting thing is that it is found in europe in extremely early incidences (the symbol predates the egyptian ankh) from greek sources, and has even been found in native american paintings!
it seems to have been a symbol that originated in many seperate cultures completely independently...
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Post by phanax on Nov 22, 2004 12:50:13 GMT
fascinating
I suppose the symbol itself isn't too complicated (a simple geometric pattern) but the way it apears to symbolise simmilar things is puzzling
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Post by marshall_banana on Nov 22, 2004 13:37:17 GMT
yeah, i'm presuming the simple geometricity is what makes it so familiar to all sorts of different societies. in the majority though, the way it comes to represent eternity is through the fact it initially represented the sun, and that is something that was seen as always eternal and unchanging.
intriguing indeed...
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Post by phanax on Nov 23, 2004 11:28:26 GMT
to quote from eva
homeo-stasis and transit-stasis
one a force for constant change the other a force for consistency
any living thing is composed of these two conflicting emotions
Both are important symbols, and (certainly in some interprettations) both are represented by the manji
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