Mowa la 4408 m, Tibet

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Mowa la 4408 m, Tibet

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A request flag is a colorful row or rectilinear cloth often found strung along towering ridges as well as peaks tall in a Himalayas to bless a surrounding panorama or for alternative purposes. Unknown in alternative branches of Buddhism, request flags have been believed to have originated with Bn, that predated Buddhism in Tibet. Traditionally they have been woodblock-printed with texts as well as images.

There have been two kinds of request flags: plane ones, called lung ta (meaning "Wind Horse") in Tibetan, as well as a straight Darchor. "Dar" translates as "to increase life, fortune, health as well as wealth", "Cho" translates as "all sentient beings".

Lung Ta (horizontal) request flags have been of square or rectilinear figure as well as have been connected along their top edges to a long string or thread. They have been ordinarily hung upon a erratic line from tall to low between two objects (e.g., a stone as well as a top of a pole) in tall places such as a tops of temples, monasteries, stupas or towering passes.

Darchor (vertical) request flags have been usually large single rectangles attached to poles along their straight edge. Darchor have been ordinarily planted in a ground, mountains, cairns or upon rooftops as well as have been iconographically as well as symbolically associated to a Dhvaja.

Traditionally, request flags come in sets of five, a single in any of 5 colors. The 5 colors represent a elements, as well as a Five Pure Lights as well as have been arranged from left to right in a specific order. Different elements have been associated with opposite colors for specific traditions, purposes as well as sadhana:

Blue (symbolizing sky/space)
White ! (symboli zing air/wind)
Red (symbolizing fire)
Green (symbolizing water)
Yellow (symbolizing earth).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_flag


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