The Unburnable
HYE ANHYE -UNBURNABLE
Symbol of the IMPERISHABILITY OF THE SELF, PERMANENCE OF THE HUMAN SOUL and TOUGHNESS This represents the idea that GOD, the SPIRIT, never dies, or GOD lives forever.The Akan belief is that the human soul, an image of God, the Spirit, lives in perpetuity. Thus, there is life after the death of the physical part of the human being.
From the Akan Cultural Symbols Project at
http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/akancosmology.html
May be related to the Akan proverb Nyame Nwu Na M'Awu or Nyame Bewu Na M'Awu "Could God die,I woud die".
The name of a samll,inextirbable,trailing plant(Christaller).
The plant is Commelina Nudiflora or Benghalensis.
From
The Akan Doctrine of God by J B Danquah
and
may be related to the Adinkra symbol named
NYAME NNWU NA MAWU
"God never dies, therefore I cannot die"
symbol of God's omnipresence and the perpetual existence of man's spirit
This signifies the immortality of man's soul, believed to be a part of God. Because the soul rests with God after death, it cannot die.
From
Adinkra Symbols of West Africa at
http://www.welltempered.net/adinkra/htmls/adinkra/nyawu.htm
THAT WHICH DOES NOT BURN
Symbol of imperishability and endurance
This symbol gets its meaning from traditional priests that were able to walk on fire without burning their feet, an inspiration to others to endure and overcome difficulties.
FromAdinkra Symbols of West Africa at http://www.welltempered.net/adinkra/htmls/adinkra/hyew.htm
HYE-WO-NHYE
Unburnable
Symbol of TOUGHNESS, IMPERISHABILITY OF SELF OR OF CHIEF OF STATE & PERMANENCE.
From the house of powerful jewellry at
http://www.hlcjewelry.com/HLCstore/symbols/define/adinkraView.htm#adinkra72
Hye wo Nyhe
The One who Burns You be not Burned
Symbol of forgiveness. Turn the other cheek.
From the Ghana portal at
http://www.ghana.co.uk/history/fashion/adrinka_adinka_symblos.htm
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