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Close-up of a Lung ta ("Wind Horse") prayer flag, Ladakh, India. 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 within the religious tradition of Bon. [1 ...
Lungta-style prayer flags hang along a mountain path in Nepal Tibetan bronze statue of a windhorse, probably 19th century. In Tibet, a distinction was made between Buddhism (Wylie: lha chos, literally "divine dharma") and folk religion (Wylie: mi chos, "human dharma"). [1]
These five are the lifeforce that animate the bodymind (Sanskrit: namarupa) of all sentient beings and are key to certain tantric Buddhist and Bon sādhanās and traditional Tibetan medicine. to the vayu and prana of ayurveda. as a component of the term for a type of prayer flag, named after the allegorical Wind Horse (Tibet: lung ta).
Tibet; Snow Lion Flag: Use: National flag: Proportion: 5:8: Adopted: 1916; 109 years ago (): Design: Two snow lions beneath a flaming blue, white and orange jewel and holding a blue and orange taijitu on a white mountain with a gold sun rising over it, all over 12 red and blue alternating rays with a gold border around the upper, lower, and hoist side of the flag.
This is printed at the centre of many Buddhist prayer flags surrounded by mantra or dhāraṇī usually with a dragon garuda, tiger, and snow lion printed in the four corners.. The wind horse represents the bodhisattva Prince Sidhartha's faithful horse Kanthaka. and symbolises the union of the four elements of personal vitality.
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Tibetan flag derived from 7th century's army flag, officially used in 1920-1925. Tibetan drum with a four color Gankyil A trikhep (Wylie: khri khebs "throne cover") from 19th century Bhutan. Throne covers were placed atop the temple cushions used by high lamas. The central circular swirling symbol is the gankyil in its mode as the "Four Joys".
Biden signed into law on Friday the Tibet dispute act, which seeks to push Beijing to hold talks with Tibetan leaders, stalled since 2010, to secure a negotiated agreement on the Himalayan region ...