1921,} The Svastika and the Omkara. 233 
the svastika. This is exactly what we find on some of India’s 
oldest coins upon which the svastika appears with a Brahmi 
ma (hitherto supposed to denote the ‘taurine symbol’) 
attached toeach arm.' Ma is also weeny ss with the Feta 
sign in the Jaugada version of the two ‘Separate Edicts ° 
Asoka wherein are inseribed tae pee with three ma’s as 
in the following diagram 
| 8 SB 
INsScrRIPTION I. 
| 
’ 
Inscription II. 
| 
| 
| 
Coming down to the first century B.C., we find the svastika 
figuring in the records of Ushavadata and Satakarni, and the 
1 See Plate IJ,1, 2: Cunningham, Coins of Ancient India, p. 101 ©); 
Pl. XI, 20: other instances of svastika in company with ma jatorapensed 
conjunction with the svastika on early Grec 
ill — orld _ discussion infra on the Up 
such combina a: 
unnin tions of Asoka, Pl. XII. C. ’s remarks at p. 20 
6 ee nga Aiastne to oe mind the possibility of the sas 
and — Brahmi ma being together identifiable with om vba nae ope 
municated the i ei to Sir John Woo e, he seemed to ‘like es ~ ue 
attitude, Iam glad to acknowledge, enco couraged me to study the subj 
in some det ail, 
ian 
sanbbadtic prves involved in 
