Jainism thumb|upright|0.75|Jain symbol (Prateek) containing a swastika thumb|left|The official Jain flag with swastika; its four hands representing the four possible reincarnations of soul including heaven, hell, human and plant or animal. In Jainism, it is a symbol of the seventh tīrthaṅkara, Suparśvanātha. In the Śvētāmbara tradition, it is also one of the aṣṭamaṅgala or eight auspicious symbols. All Jain temples and holy books must contain the swastika and ceremonies typically begin and end with creating a swastika mark several times with rice around the altar. Jains use rice to make a swastika in front of statues and then put an offering on it, usually a ripe or dried fruit, a sweet ( ), or a coin or currency note. The four arms of the swastika symbolise the four places where a soul could be reborn in samsara, the cycle of birth and deathsvarga "heaven", naraka "hell", manushya "humanity" or tiryancha "as flora or fauna"before the soul attains moksha "salvation" as a siddha, having ended the cycle of birth and death and become omniscient.
Jainism thumb|upright|075|Jain symbol (Prateek) containing a swastika thumb|left|The official Jain flag with swastika; its four hands representing the four possible reincarnations of soul including heaven hell human and plant or animal In Jainism it is a symbol of the seventh tīrthaṅkara Suparśvanātha In the Śvētāmbara tradition it is also one of the aṣṭamaṅgala or eight auspicious symbols All Jain temples and holy books must contain the swastika and ceremonies typically begin and end with creating a swastika mark several times with rice around the altar Jains use rice to make a swastika in front of statues and then put an offering on it usually a ripe or dried fruit a sweet ( ) or a coin or currency note The four arms of the swastika symbolise the four places where a soul could be reborn in samsara the cycle of birth and deathsvarga "heaven" naraka "hell" manushya "humanity" or tiryancha "as flora or fauna"before the soul attains moksha "salvation" as a siddha having ended the cycle of birth and death and become omniscient