Very cool. What's up with the symbol on the guitar.

yea, what's with that swastika?

the swastica was used by Jains and Buddhists in India for luck looong before the germans corrupted it.



brainydictionary.com also says:

Max MuLler distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the right, the suavastika, with arms prolonged to the left, but this distinction is not commonly recognized. Other names for the swastika are fylfot and gammadion.

love everything about it

lose the swastika. too many peoplpe would misunderstand it and it doesnt really add anything to the design. awesome otherwise though

while it is true that budhist use the swastica, and is infact a very universal symble, it subtracts from what makes this image so cool because of its social implications.

I LOVE THIS, i think it is so beautiful and well done, although i know why there's a "swastika" too many people would beat me up if i wore this. so, i say loose it and you've got a four/five

its an incredible design... i like how it all comes together too. im not feelin the swastika obviously because of the nazis. i know it had a different history with the buddhists but that isn't what will come to people's minds first. i'd definitely buy this on the dark blue minus the swastika. keep up the good work! :) $5

Pretty. I wouldn't buy it because the Buda contradicts my beliefs. But it is very well done. Here is another buda givin tha horns...



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Perfectly done, well... other than what's already been pointed out. Even if the swastika WAS a symbol of luck before the whole Nazi thing, I'd say atleast 90% of people don't know it. I didn't know it.



So therefore I wouldn't want to be caught wearing this shirt (atleast with the symbol). But it sort of sucks, cuz it would be silly to resubmit the entire design only without the symbol. Anyways the rest is beyond awesome.

$5 w/o the swastika

This is my favorite Threadless submission EVER.

the first thing i noticed is the "waw" bar isnt right.

theres supposed to be a metal covering over top the strings, not just a random bar.



but of course 99% of my friends wouldnt notice so,

5$, even with the indian luck thing

I would point out that is an Omote Manji the arms point in the opposite direction of the Ura Manji that was perverted to teh swastica by teh Nazis. As much as I'm a fan of Asian culture and taking back the Manji, I think that the symbol will be misread too often and generally you won't get a chance to explain that you aren't a Nazi. There are plenty of other symbols that you could put on, or even no symbol. Great design though.

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$5 if you get rid of the swastika.

this is awesome.

i'd definitely buy it if it didn't have the swastika.

it is perfect to me the way it is...

however i agree that the general public would not understand the swastica. swasticas have been used by many cultures even the native americans used them. it's a shame the nazis had to bastardize such a powerful symbol 555555555555555555555+++++++

sweet

I like it

very awesome design.

but yeah maybe lose the swastika, because more people know of it being for the nazi's and not what it was truely used for.

no swastika!!!! bad..

i love it.

and there is nothing wrong with the "whammy" bar.

In love with this. Rock on, Buddah!



And I support the Omote Manji!

I agree with everyone...it would be great if you submitted it again with out the swastika.

original, cool, inventive, nice

That´s awesome!

Either lose the swastika OR

(which I´d prefer) put it on the buddha´s chest.

5B

loving the wrocking buddha. not really into the swastika though.

it so crazy! i like it

no way on the swastika, not at all

yeah, put tha swastika on tha chest. keep up tha good work.

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FOR the record, Sawastikas make two S's. Just to be safe, I would take away the Swastika. Even though it isn't the same, I don't think we live in a society capable of realizing the difference before they throw a couple punches. And, there are still people out there (and lots of them) who still believe that stem cells only come from a fetus.

Love the design.



Swastika must stay. If Nazis used a cross instead, should crosses be censored? Ridiculous. Time to take back the symbol.

OH... I like... a lot 5

Nice combination.. Wonder how it looks inbrighter colors

More people need to be aware of the difference between the Buddhist symbol and the swastika.



Its a symbol of peace.

leave the swastika. all you peole rant on and on about ignorance and being politically correct and individualistic and as soon as something that could appear controversial appears, you cower and run with your tail between your legs.



id buy it. and id wear it. and when someone says, "you nazi fucker!" ill say, "you arrogant, ignorant, prick! before you judge me, look at yourself and how eager you are to tell me how bad i am! take note of the direction of the arms, look up the meaning and then shoot yourself in the face for being an ass. And next time, before you judge something you know nothing about, remember, THAT is how the nazis came about. dick"



that's what i would say.



anyway, $5

5$ without the swastika.

Simple fact is people don't know the difference between a nazi swastika and this symbol, and a lot of people would just think less of you without bothering to ask you about it. Can you fault people for such common ignorance? If the symbol is so important to you, make a shirt that has something like (swastika symbol) =/= (suavastica symbol). Make that distinction a focal point instead of a detail. That's my two cents.



I'd pass up on the shirt because it wouldn't represent my beliefs (even without the suavastica), but it's a well done design. 4.

'shoot yourself in the face for being an ass' -- Yes, danegerous, that is *exactly* the way to build a tolerant, progressive society. Certainly better than refraining from using a symbol that the vast majority of people will read as hate speech.

Same thing everone else said. Great design, ditch the swastica even though there's nothing wrong with it being there.



Also, I think the face looks a little odd.

another great design man! 5

oooh so sad no one would get the buddhist symbol





damn them all

i must say, this is the coolest shirt, and the swastika is good in this form. if you had it on a plane shirt that would be untastfull, but it fits here. i whould buy it, hope it comes up for sale

from what I remember I was looking at a map of japan and I saw a swastika thinking what the heck? I then realized it was a marker for a buddhist temple... with that knowledge this shirt is not at all shocking or distasteful

i love that, its fwiggen genious!

I'm afraid everyone is probably right. The Western World isn't ready for the shwastica comeback.

There's an eastern world?



(yea, the design is awesome, i didnt notice the swastika, i wouldnt wear it now that i noticed it...)

My practicing Buddhist half is screaming no at this shirt.



But my half with a sense of humour is loving this.



I don't know if I could buy it, but I love the design.

Maybe no swastika. I just don't like it. It just stands out too much and seems unecessary. I like the design though. Feels really zen.

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I like that buddha. (:

I'd buy without the backwards swastika.

I don't understand why people are making a big deal about the symbol. The real problem here is that BUDDAH IS NOT HOLDING THE GUITAR. It's just floating there. Am I the only one bothered by this?



I honestly don't care what you do with the symbol, but PLEASE make buddah hold the guitar.



I'll give this a 5 just because I want to counteract all the people that gave this a shitty score b/c of the "swastika." Please make him hold the guitar, please.

love it i’d make it a tad smaller 5

Love it, but I think too many will mis-interpret the swastika. Maybe add dots to it? But that's Hinduism. Quite a debacle.



5$

leave the swastika. the few people who would notice it, well i hope they would know better. its obviously not nazi related. whole thing rocks.

get rid of the swastika & i'm buying it .

PEOPLE it's not a swatsika! sheesh.

Can I say anything more than AMAZING!!!!



I must have this shirt. Now. even with the Swastika because in the context of the shirt it doesn't have the same connotations that the nazi's tried to place upon it. If we want the swastika gone we've let the nazi/terrorists win.

Definately very cool. I'd buy it.

cool. but with the comments, im sorry to say this but its spelled buddha. :P im buddhist and care... anyways tight shirt. x] 5

I really like this design. And I understand why the swastika is there, but I'm not sure I would want to explain it to everyone I saw while wearing this shirt.

"$5 w/o the swastika"

ditto, no swastika and $5

excellent design, only i feel that the fender strat is WAY overused everywhere

nice design, but I don´t see the relation with the used take out the swastika

i'd buy it only if it didn't have a swastika

Itt's time we decent folk reclaimed the swastika

NAVY! 5 AND BUY

DON'T LET A BUNCH OF IGNORANTS AND NAZIS RUIN YOUR DESIGN. IT IS WHAT IT IS. IF PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT THEN TELL THEM TO GO TO THE LIBRARY AND READ A BOOK.

perfect design my friend. good luck for the competition

Thank you very much that U guys love this design and give me comment.

I know some people not like the swastika. But this swastika is not Nasis's swastika, it means love and peace in Bubbhisih, hope U guys understand and hope the world be full of love and peace.

WHY DIDN'T THREDLESS JUDGES BAN THIS ONE? 6 million people murdered in the holocaust by the hands of the Nazies wearing this horrible symbol. to every sane human being the swastika represents the monstrous, atrocious beyond belief violent inhuman acts of the Nazies. it shouldn't be used as a T. shirt logo!!! it shouldn't be used at all!!! next time please show some sensitivity.

absolutely stunning design, too bad i couldn´t buy it (swastikas are forbidden where i live, no matter if it´s used in the original sense or not)...

i give it a 5

peace to you guys

Ok, let's put this discussion to an end.



THIS: http://www.markdery.com/archives/images/SWASTIKA.gif



is a Nazi swastika. The Buddhist symbol(as illustrated in this brilliant design) can face either way, but it is always upright. The Nazi symbol is always slanted and always facing one way.



Buddhism is in no way affiliated with Nazism. Do you really think A Nazi would burn himself alive in protest of violence in Vietnam? I'm thinking no.



Not only that, but censoring a symbol, no matter the connotation behind it, is restricting freedom of speech and expression, and that's just not right. If anything, printing this shirt will end the ignorance surrounding the symbols because more people will ask about em, and that's cool, right?



By the way...Dotan, you forgot about the undesirables (Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, handicapped people, non-whites, etc) who were killed in the Holocaust. I don't know the exact numbers, but I've heard about 6 million of them were killed in total, so that makes 12 million at least. Make sure ya know your stuff and understand before you get angry. :)

Yes Funkmaster, even though you're 100% right. That doesn't mean that 90% of the people who see me wearing the shirt aren't going to think otherwise, glare at me, maybe even kick my ass. Cuz even though you may know all about the origins of the symbol, most people don't, and it just happened to become one of the most negative and hated symbols in the history of mankind. You really can't see why it could possibly be a problem?

It's not a swastika! It's the Buddhist symobl. If u notice it's going in the other direction. =P

How could no one else know this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Because people are stupid. I seriously had a similar concept for a design, but you guys did it better than I would have.



Unfortunately I'm certain that Threadless will ask you to remove the manji if it is printed. Alas too many of the fans of this site these days learn all their history from MTV and VH1 and would not know any better. We are Americans after all, and our school system sucks.

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i really wanna buy this! like i need it!! where can i seriously get it?