What is the real meaning behind these auspicious motifs such as the swastika, the eight auspicious symbols and the eight treasures pattern?

The swastika [wàn] appeared in ancient India, Persia, and Greece, and was later adopted by some ancient religions, where it was initially seen as a symbol of the sun or fire, and was later popularized as a sign of good luck.

With the spread of Buddhism in ancient India, the swastika was introduced to China. In India, the word means "auspicious cloud", a symbol of good fortune that appears between the sea, clouds, and sky. Chinese Buddhist translations of the swastika [wàn] are not consistent. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, a scripture translated it as "Wan", and in the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang and others translated it as "De", emphasizing the Buddha's immeasurable merit; later, the Tang empress Wu Zetian once again designated it as "Wan", which means "set", meaning "set", "set", "set", "set", "set", "set", "set", "set", "set", and so on. Later, the Tang empress Wu Zetian once again designated it as "Wan", meaning all the auspicious virtues of the world. Buddhism believes that "frame" is the chest of Shakyamuni appeared in the "auspicious appearance", it with the introduction of Buddhism into China, meaning that all the virtues of auspiciousness, the application is very wide.

Buddhism enshrines eight kinds of magic weapons. Eight treasures, namely, the Dharma conch, Dharma wheel, treasure umbrella, white cover, lotus flower, vase, goldfish, disk long.? Because the first piece of the full name of the law snail wonderful sound auspicious, so also collectively known as the eight auspicious, short: "screw wheel umbrella cover, flower pot (bottle) fish long." The "eight auspicious" pattern is often used as a symbol of good luck and happiness.

Dharma snail: the Buddha's sound of good luck, is compared to the symbol of good luck white cover: add to the world of Dagan, is a symbol of relief for the masses sick and poor.

The vase: indicates the perfection of fortune and wisdom, and is compared to success and fame.

Pisces: indicates firmness and liveliness, and is a metaphor for happiness and protection from evil.

Dharma Wheel: denotes the full circle of the Dharma, and is likened to the endlessness of life.

Umbrella: indicates relaxation and freedom, and is compared to the protection of living beings.

Lotus: a symbol of holiness.

Panchang: denotes back through everything, and is a symbol of longevity and infinity.

The "Eight Treasures Pattern" is in the coral branches, gold and silver ingots, ten thousand scrolls, rhinoceros horns, double victory, ancient money, treasure beads, Ruyi head, autumn leaves, the conch and other auspicious treasures, such as the eight selected to form an auspicious pattern, with the meaning of praying for luck and good fortune. There are also beads, money, pan, auspicious clouds, Fangsheng, rhinoceros horn, painting and calligraphy, red leaves, ai leaves, banana leaves, soft Ganoderma lucidum, Yuanbao and so on to choose eight to form a pattern for the eight treasures.

The reason why the ancient people commonly used "eight" objects with the map, because the ancient people more than the "eight" character symbolizes the upper, lower, left, right; East, West, South, North, the whole time and space, people use "eight treasures lines ", "eight auspicious" pattern to symbolize the "eight sides of the auspicious", "eight sides of the treasure".