While traveling through the Buddhist sites, heritage zones, and the Tibetan Buddhist landscape, you often see the prayer flags hanging around. The flags often flutter as they are hung either above the River, hillside, or the trees. The color of the flags has different meanings along with spiritual significance.
Once the prayer flags flutter, it is believed that good fortune will prevail around the surroundings to all the sentient beings.
Color and Meaning
Red is for fire
White is for air
Green is for water
Yellow is for earth
Blue is for wind
Inscribed Words and Meaning
Om Mani Padme Hum
This is probably the most famous mantra around the world. It can be described in many ways as wisdom and compassion, peace and prosperity, ethics and patience. This is the mantra that can bring you peace, satisfaction, and enlightenment.
Om- Universe (holy syllable)
Mani: valuable jewel
Padme: Lotus
Hum: Spirit of Enlightenment
Prayer flags are great to bring good luck and gifting it to your friends and families signifies the sharing of love and compassion. Do not worry about the fading colors and words from the flag, which is a good sign that the wind brought all the mantras and colors to another place that helps to keep peace and brotherhood around the world.
People hang prayer flags in some special ceremonies. The birthday of Lord Buddha, Chinese New Year, and the moment when the Buddhist devotees become successful in some targets.
