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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 335
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
"There is a huge book (I've forgotten the name, but the Smithsonian will know)," he wrote back, "about the Swastika (pronounced Swas-ti-ka to rhyme with 'car's ticker'), in literature, art, religion, dogma, etc. I believe there are two sorts of Swastikas, one [figure] and one [figure]; one is bad, the other is good, but which is which I know not for sure. The Hindu trader opens his yearly account-books with a Swastika as 'an auspicious beginning,' and all the races of the earth have used it. It's an inexhaustible subject, and some man in the Smithsonian ought to be full of it. Anyhow, the sign on the door or the hearth should protect you against fire and water and thieves.
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定位：Additional excerpt 335 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
他回信说，有一本关于卐字（Swastika）的大书，讲它在文学、艺术、宗教、教义等方面的含义，但书名忘了，史密森尼学会应该知道。他记得卐字有两种，一种好一种坏，但不确定哪个是哪个。印度商人用卐字开账本，取吉祥之意，世界各地民族都用过。这主题无穷无尽，史密森尼学会应该有人精通。总之，门或壁炉上的这个符号能防火防水防贼。
上下文
博克在自传中引用一位朋友关于卐字象征意义的回信，当时卐字尚未被纳粹污名化。
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面对一个含义复杂的符号，你会如何了解它的历史与多重意义？
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