File:Chinese lu symbol - 禄.svg
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Summary
The lu symbol, a stylisation of the lu character (禄), meaning "prosperity", "generativity", "stability", "firmness", represents the constellation Ursa Major, the axis mundi, likewise to the similar Indo-European swastika symbols. The lu symbol is widely used, in various forms, in the Chinese folk religion. It is deified as god Lushen.
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| current | 01:02, 4 January 2017 | | 194 × 194 (6 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>The <i>lu</i> symbol, a stylisation of the <i>lu</i> character (禄), meaning "prosperity", "generativity", "stability", "firmness", represents the constellation Ursa Major, the <i>axis mundi</i>, likewise to the similar Indo-European <i>swastika</i> symbols. The <i>lu</i> symbol is widely used, in various forms, in the Chinese folk religion. It is deified as god <i>Lushen</i>. </p> |
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