Swastika
E18572
The Swastika is an ancient cross-like symbol with bent arms that represents auspiciousness, good fortune, and cosmic order in Hinduism and several other Eurasian traditions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nazi swastika | 2 |
| Horseleg Swastikas | 1 |
| Swastika canonical | 1 |
| swastika (historical Finnish military emblem) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152532 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swastika Context triple: [Hinduism, hasSacredSymbol, Swastika]
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A.
Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
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B.
Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine is a two-barred Christian cross that became a prominent emblem of French resistance and the Free French Forces during World War II.
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C.
Flag of Nazi Germany
The Flag of Nazi Germany was the red banner featuring a white circle with a black swastika at its center, symbolizing the totalitarian and genocidal regime of Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945.
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D.
Cross of Saint Andrew
The Cross of Saint Andrew is a diagonal white saltire on a blue field that serves as the national flag of Scotland and a key component of the United Kingdom’s Union Flag.
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E.
Menorah
The Menorah is an ancient seven-branched candelabrum that serves as one of the most enduring and sacred symbols of Judaism and the Jewish people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swastika Target entity description: The Swastika is an ancient cross-like symbol with bent arms that represents auspiciousness, good fortune, and cosmic order in Hinduism and several other Eurasian traditions.
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A.
Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
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B.
Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine is a two-barred Christian cross that became a prominent emblem of French resistance and the Free French Forces during World War II.
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C.
Flag of Nazi Germany
The Flag of Nazi Germany was the red banner featuring a white circle with a black swastika at its center, symbolizing the totalitarian and genocidal regime of Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945.
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D.
Cross of Saint Andrew
The Cross of Saint Andrew is a diagonal white saltire on a blue field that serves as the national flag of Scotland and a key component of the United Kingdom’s Union Flag.
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E.
Menorah
The Menorah is an ancient seven-branched candelabrum that serves as one of the most enduring and sacred symbols of Judaism and the Jewish people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auspicious symbol
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geometric figure ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | conducive to well-being ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot |
Sanskrit asti (to be)
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Sanskrit su (good) ⓘ |
| etymologySuffix | -ka (diminutive or nominal suffix) ⓘ |
| foundInArchaeology |
Bronze Age Eurasian artifacts
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Indus Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Indus Valley Civilization artifacts
Roman mosaics ⓘ Scythian artifacts ⓘ ancient Greek pottery ⓘ |
| hasArmOrientation | bent at right angles ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Sanskrit word svastika ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUsage |
ancient Central Asia
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pre-Buddhist India ⓘ pre-Christian Europe ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfArms | 4 ⓘ |
| hasShape | cross-like symbol with bent arms ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
left-facing swastika
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right-facing swastika ⓘ |
| leftFacingAssociatedWith | night or tantric aspects in some traditions ⓘ |
| represents |
auspiciousness
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cosmic order ⓘ good fortune ⓘ prosperity ⓘ well-being ⓘ |
| rightFacingAssociatedWith | Surya (sun) in Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
eternity in some traditions
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the revolving cosmos ⓘ the sun in several cultures ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
festivals
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housewarming ceremonies ⓘ marriage ceremonies ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ |
| usedInCulture |
Central Asian cultures
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East Asia ⓘ
surface form:
East Asian cultures
Indian culture ⓘ Tibetan culture ⓘ ancient European cultures ⓘ ancient Near Eastern cultures ⓘ |
| usedInReligion |
Buddhism
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Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ |
| usedOn |
coins
ⓘ
doorways ⓘ religious manuscripts ⓘ ritual objects ⓘ temple decorations ⓘ textiles ⓘ thresholds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Swastika Description of subject: The Swastika is an ancient cross-like symbol with bent arms that represents auspiciousness, good fortune, and cosmic order in Hinduism and several other Eurasian traditions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nazi swastika
this entity surface form:
Nazi swastika
this entity surface form:
Horseleg Swastikas
this entity surface form:
swastika (historical Finnish military emblem)