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In a nine symbol grid, the choices for representation of world religions is significant. Why does this one include the iron cross, which is not primarily a religious symbol? And why is the Ayyavazhi symbol included (a relatively minor branch of Hinduism), rather than the wheel of Buddhism, which is widely recognized as a significant world religion? --Blainster 17:12, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ask User:Jossifresco, he was the one who made it. However, Ayyavazhi seems to have a surprisingly strong Wikipedia contingent. In any case, Wikimedia Commons would now be the most logical place for discussion of this image... AnonMoos 00:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. For a more consciously "balanced" symbol, see commons:Image:Religious_syms.png AnonMoos 00:39, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Jossifresco has evidently left the project, and so has the editor who spawned most of the Ayyavazhi articles User:Vaikunda Raja. But thanks for the link to the other symbol mosaic. The replacement of the iron cross with the Dharma wheel is a big improvement. But since Shinto, Jain, and Bahai are all relatively small, the symbol for Taoism (est. 30–180 million adherents) would be preferable to one of those three. --Blainster 03:18, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, JossiFresco is still around, but under a different username (forget exactly what it is...). Ah, from Vesica Piscis history it's just User:Jossi... AnonMoos 20:00, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]