Lesser Known Facts About Tibetan Prayer Flags

According to Buddhist legend, the first prayer flags were used by Gautama Buddha, on whose teachings Buddhism is founded.

The bright and beautiful colours of Tibetan prayer flags aren't simply for show. The flags are always arranged in a particular order, from left to right: blue, white, red, green, and yellow. Each colour stands for an element. White stands for the air, blue for the sky, red for the fire, green for the water, and yellow for the ground. Together, the five color combinations balance.

Contrary to popular belief, the flags' printed slogans are actually supposed to convey goodwill and positive energy wherever they go.

Those flags are called lung dar prayer flags. Flags that fly vertically, which are less common, are known as dar cho or dar chen flags.

Prayer flags can be hung by anyone; however, there is a proper technique to do it. In order to achieve the flags' main objective of spreading positivity far and wide, it is essential to have positive, altruistic reasons in mind while you hang your flags wherever you decide to display them.

Getting prayer flags as a gift from someone and not buying them is how you should acquire a prayer flag. Therefore, telling a friend who visits Leh-Ladakh to get you prayer flags is the right thing to do.

It is considered disrespectful if the Buddhist prayer flags touch the ground.

The auspicious time to put up a flag is during the Chinese New Year