This hand symbol comes from the meditating Buddha. The hand rests pointing downward, appearing to touch the soil. Touching the earth represents enlightenment and spiritual awakening. The Vayu is ...

or “little hand,” is only used of necessity; having granted the symbol a common name, paleographers can finally get on with investigating the many hands pointing the way through the margins of ...

The old adage that 'it's rude to point' might need a rethink after new research showed that young children struggle to make sense of common symbols ... best to a pointing finger to direct their ...

Read: The ancient roots of punctuation Made by Dayglow Media/Pencil & Pepper 5 June 2018 💡 Watch more videos at BBC Ideas The story of the little pointing hand symbol. Video, 00:01:55The story ...

It is perhaps history's most famous pointing finger. The image of British war ... immensely popular with the public and seen as a great symbol of army and empire - would be good for recruiting.