Trinity is a concept seen in most religions of the world.
Ancient Indian scriptures refer to it as Tri-Murty meaning the Three Symbols/Idols. (A physical Idol is a 3 Dimensional Symbol).
The Vedic Rshis referred to them as 'Creation', 'Sustenance' or 'Preservation' and 'Destruction' or 'Dissolution'. They also observed that these three is cyclic by its nature and therefore could be represented as vertices of a triangle. This triangle is further inscribed within a circular disc to symbolize its property of being cyclic. Further on, if the disc is rotated, the points leave behind a trace. The combination of the trace along with the connections therefore symbolizes what is popularly known as the swastik. If the rotation is rightwards, it is considered positive and if leftwards, it is considered negative.
'Swasti' means well-being. 'Swastik' is that which gives/radiates well-being. Whoever/whatever radiates/gives is God. Therefore Swastik is itself God. Swastik imbibes in itself, the components of creation, sustenance and dissolution.
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