The pronunciation of "Yan" is (Wà n); The pronunciation of "ü" is (fú or wàn).

2. Different origins

"Wan" is the mantra of many ancient tribes, which appeared in the history of ancient India, Persia, Greece, Egypt, Troy and other countries, and was later adopted by some ancient religions. At first, people regarded it as a symbol of the sun or fire, and later people generally regarded it as an auspicious symbol. With the spread of ancient Indian Buddhism, the word "Wan Zi" was also introduced into China.

In Sanskrit, this word is pronounced as "full room is beneficial to time", which means "auspicious sea clouds", that is, auspicious symbols presented between the sea and the sky. Painted on the Buddha's chest, it is regarded as "auspicious" by Buddhists and can emit precious light. "its light is swaying, and there are thousands of things."

Buddhist translation of the word "Wan" in China is also inconsistent. A classic book in the Northern Wei Dynasty translated it into the word "Wan". In the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang and others translated it into the word "virtue", emphasizing the infinite merits of the Buddha. The female emperor Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty named it "Wan", which means to combine the good fortune and merits of the world.

There are two ways to write "Wan Zi", one is right-handed and the other is left-handed ("Wan Zi"). Most Buddhists believe that the rotation of the right hand should prevail, because it is auspicious for Buddhism, and all kinds of Buddhist ceremonies held by Buddhists are carried out with the right hand.

3. Different meanings

This mysterious symbol, regarded by Buddhists as auspicious and meritorious, was used by Hitler, the leader of German fascism, as his symbol of party flag. Of course this has nothing to do with Buddhism.

Party flag designed by Hitler himself, with white characters on a red background and black Nazi party emblem embedded in the middle. Hitler was very satisfied with their design and thought that "this is a real symbol". In his book Mein Kampf, he said: "Red symbolizes the social significance of our movement, and white symbolizes nationalist thought. The word "Zi" symbolizes the mission of winning Aryan victory.

Later, Hitler also designed swastika armbands and swastika symbols for his stormtroopers and party member.

As to whether Wanzi should be right-handed or left-handed, Buddhist scholars have not yet reached a final unanimous conclusion, but what is certain is that Wanzi in Nazi Germany has nothing to do with Buddhism, one is a symbol of the war devil that brings infinite painful memories to all mankind, and the other is a Buddhist symbol that lasts for thousands of years and symbolizes great love and great sorrow. Whether it is connotation or extension, it is very different.