Karma tattoos

Darren R

Hey guys
Just wondering is there anyone out there who mite be able to help me out.
Ive been looking for ages to get a tattoo to symbolise good karma.I,ve got a few tattoos already but they have no real meaning to me.The problem is I can,t find any symbols anywhere could anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance

joker77

I've been also thinking about this subject for a tattoo as well, so am very interested in hearing about any ideas. I had a look on Google and saw a lot of Chinese letters, but I'd prefer something along the lines of the Karma Wheel

biko

Perhaps some sort of mandala or yin/yang?
Snake biting its own tail?

joker77

For me I'm looking at the Wheel of Dharma - link

NukeD4

Good positive reason for a tattoo, i would recommend some type of mandala or maybe a chakra or mitsu tomoe, or even an enso, these are all symbols that represent karma or good living imo.
Heart chakra


Mitsu tomoe


Enso


swastikas are misunderstood but a lot of people are choosing recently to be tattooed with swastikas for spiritual reasons
http://www.freewebs.com/manwomans/savetheswastika.htm

Redpunto

NukeD4 wrote: »

swastikas are misunderstood but a lot of people are choosing recently to be tattooed with swastikas for spiritual reasons
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COuld ya seriously imagine though going around with a swastika, yed be murdurreed:D

Will

there's a lot of people out there with them, more than you'd think

Redpunto

Wilburt wrote: »

there's a lot of people out there with them, more than you'd think

Serious ?????, just dont go to a bar mitzvah :D

Crumble Froo

one of my best mates has several swastikas on his arms. ya dont get murdered, so much as just judged a million times over without people actually talking to you. which is fair enough really, in its own way, i guess.

Will

It wasn't always a nazi symbol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#Religion_and_mythology

Crumble Froo

and a cross wasnt always a christian symbol... same dif... you're judged once you're seen with it.

though, as i've mentioned before, for this particular mate, yes, it is a nazi symbol.

Will

here comes the atheist brigade :pac:

well the earliest were the ankh's, hell here's the link to learn something.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross

Nazi's and christianity, two totally different things. imo can't be compared.
getting off topic, back to karma ink!

edit2: "it's what icons mean to the individual, nothing else" think sums it up nicely.

!!!

http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/26/enso-circle-tattoo/

You might be interested in that.

NeilJ

Also isn't the orientation of the swatizka reversed in the nazi version?

NukeD4

Not exclusively, there are hundreds of variations,but the nazi use and direction can be found worldwide even in Ireland
Ogham:

NoSpin

anybody who wears/tatoos a swastika is an idiot. let's face it...those in the know, know the swastika was created long before evil gave it permanent meaning...same for the cross. fortunately the cross will always be considered a symbol of christianity (and usually good) and the swastika is forever inked as evil...thanks to the nazis. unfortunately this is way sad...because as a designer, i think the swastika is by far one of the coolest symbols ever designed. find another cool symbol or design your own. but if i see anyone with a swastika...i'll still think they're an idiot.

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