Talk:Soyombo symbol

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Naive interpretation[edit]

You're welcome to write a better explanation. But just to remove one item from the list without any replacement doesn't look like a good idea. Not to mention that quite a few sources (eg. this one, and this) offer exactly the explanation as in the article. Btw.: The links above show the flame only with one tongue, and not the "gurvan khelt" one like the soyombo. It would be interesting to learn when and why the "past, present, and future" meaning was added. --Latebird (talk) 20:35, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There also must be some text sources available? That would make it easier to verify. I think that symbols of this kind may have a buddhist origin, but that doesn't mean they can't have a valid interpretation in tengriism as well. The two religions are so strongly connected in Mongolia that it is often difficult to separate their influences. --Latebird (talk) 21:20, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is there is a pre- or post-Soviet explanation of the Soyombo, one that sounds less Stalinist? I was particularly astonished to read that the yin-yang symbol means unceasing vigilance. But if a non-Stalinist explanation is found, it should supplement, rather than replace the Soviet version, which does have historic value. Hcunn (talk) 20:43, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm uncertain what you mean. The interpretation of the tajitu as two fishes that symbolise vigilance is not Stalinist, it long predates the Soviet era. The symbol of the two vigilant fishes is a very old symbol in Mongolian culture. Kardoen (talk) 09:41, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Symbol Nomenclature[edit]

I edited the "taiji symbol" portion to read as "taijitu", but then realized it's already referenced in the post, and I don't know enough about wikipedia etiquette to figure out if I should fix it. Steamboat28 (talk) 03:31, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]