Never thought that about fish. I sure couldn't keep my eyes open all the time.

It's so nice to see such lovely photos, Sil, and the most beautiful architecture they have. 

There is a Buddhist temple not too far from here, built in the woods, but no one can get near it.  The gates are locked and no one is allowed on the property unless you are a member.  In the Spring, if you drive down the mountain, you can catch a glimpse of the top of it.  Quite stunning.

@fauquet - The Nazis didn't come in to Seoul.  Korea had enough trouble dealing with the Japanese!

Buddha chose the Hindu symbol of the 'star-bird's foot'  (probably a "pinwheel" comet)  to illustrate his teaching of the 8 steps to enlightenment (2 steps x 4 "legs" coming to the center of "enlightenment"). 

The Nazis went to the Hindu sources, when they were setting up their Aryan religion, using the Sanskrit name "svastika" for the symbol.  It is a very old symbol, appearing on Upper Paleolithic mammoth ivory carvings that have been dated to 10,000 years before the Christian era.  The symbol is cut into the under-sides of carved birds, so the connection to bird foot-prints is probably accurate.  Most of the basket-weaving cultures of the world have used this pattern.  I've seen it woven into Pima Indian baskets in Arizona.