The lu symbol, a stylisation of the lu character (禄), meaning “prosperity”, “generativity”, “stability”, “firmness”, represents the constellation Ursa Major, the axis mundi, likewise to the similar Indo-European swastika symbols. The lu symbol is widely used, in various forms, in the Chinese folk religion. It is deified as god Lushen.

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