The Buddhist Swastika, Kabul, is as famous a symbol as it is anywhere for the Buddhist religion. The Buddhist Swastika, Kabul can be found on the Minaret of Chakari in Kabul.
Buddhist Swastika is a symbol used in Buddhist art and scripture. In the Japanese language, it is known as a manji or the character for eternality. It represents Dharma, universal harmony, and the balance of opposites. When facing left, it is the omote or front manji, representing love and mercy. When it faces right, it represents strength and intelligence, and is called the ura or rear manji. Balanced manji are often found at the beginning and end of Buddhist scriptures outside India.
On the top of the Shakh Baranta mountain chain about eight miles south of the Kabul plateau, there is an ancient 88-foot Buddhist minaret, the Minar-I-Chakari or the Tower of The Wheel. Archeologists estimate the Minar dates to between the second and third centuries, A.D. The Wheel or Chakari as used in the name of the Minar is symbolical and refers to the Buddhist “Wheel of the Law”- of births, deaths, and rebirths which The Buddha set in motion while teaching the Dharma. This Minaret of Chakari, with Buddhist swastika is a famous historical structure in Kabul.
Atop the minaret from its lofty altitude of almost 3000 meters, one can have a panoramic view of the entire city of Kabul. Historians believed that the Minar was part of an ancient Buddhist monastery. Reaching the Minar requires a long climb up the crumbling stone trail. As one climbs up you are taken over by a feeling of a spiritual retreat.
The wild tulips that bloom for a month in Kabul, decorate the stark landscapes. The colors of the tulip are kept fresh by the water which trickleds down from the melting winter snows. The Minaret of Chakari is a reminder of the stark fact that men and things are all subject to the wheel of time. Nothing but faith gives sense to this wheel.
The peak with the Minaret of Chakari, and Buddhist swastika was also the place where cannons and missiles were placed. It was from here that every day the city was bombarded.
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