A Tibetan prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along trails and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes. Prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bon. In Bon, shamanistic Bonpo used primary-colored plain flags in Tibe

1. Tibetan Prayer Flags /
Ladakh Flag
By
AJAL.A.J

2. 1. Each colour of the flag symbolises an element

3. 2. ‘Om Mani Padme Hum’ has a very deep meaning
ओं मणिपद्मे हं
The first word Aum/Om is a sacred syllable in
various Indian religions. The word Mani means "jewel"
or "bead", Padme is the "lotus flower" (the Buddhist
sacred flower), and Hum represents
the spirit of enlightenment
six-syllabled Sanskrit mantra
A Tibetan Sand Mandala of
Avalokitesvara, a key
element of the tantric
initiation ritual required to
practice the mantra
according to
the Kāraṇḍavyūha.

5. The largest mantra inscription in the world is located on Dogee Mountain in Kyzyl, Russia

6. About MANTRA
This mantra does not have one particular
meaning.
It’s a combination of values like compassion, ethics,
patience, diligence, renunciation and wisdom.
It is said that if you recite the mantra during meditation,
it can cure pride, jealousy, ignorance, greed and
aggression.

7. 3. Buddhist prayer flags should never be still
they flutter in the wind. It is said that they emit positive spiritual vibrations and that the prayers
are carried by the wind like silent prayers.

8. 4. It’s a good omen to receive
prayer flags as a gift

9. 5. There are two kinds of flags –
horizontal and verticalThe horizontal ones are called Lung Dar and the vertical ones are Dar Cho.

10. 6. They should never be kept on the ground

11. 7. Colour fading from the flags is
considered auspicious
This means that the prayers were carried by the breeze - fading colours are a sign of it.

12. if you gather your family and well-wishers while doing
so, the flags then are said to have a positive impact on
your life.

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