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  2. Prayer flag - Wikipedia

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    Lung ta prayer flags hang along a mountain path in Nepal. 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.

  3. Glossary of vexillology - Wikipedia

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    A decorative flag for Scottish Highland bagpipes. Prayer flag. Main article: Prayer flag. A kind of flag that is flown along mountain ridges and peaks in the Himalayas in order to bless the surrounding land. Rank flag or distinguishing flag . Main article: Maritime flag § Rank flags. A flag that a superior naval officer flies on his flagship ...

  4. File:Leh, Prayer flags, Tibetan writing, Ladakh, India.jpg

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  5. Prayer - Wikipedia

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    Prayer can take a variety of forms: it can be part of a set liturgy or ritual, and it can be performed alone or in groups. Prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creedal statement, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. The act of prayer is attested in written sources as early as five thousand years ago.

  6. Good Luck Flag - Wikipedia

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    The Good Luck Flag (寄せ書き日の丸, yosegaki hinomaru) was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan, most notably during World War II. The flag was typically a national flag signed by friends and family, often with short messages wishing the soldier victory, safety and good ...

  7. Dhvaja - Wikipedia

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    A Hindu flag from the temple Maa Naina Devi, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India Dhvaja (Victory banner) – pole design with silk scarfs, on the background the Potala Palace. Dhvaja (Sanskrit: ध्वज, romanized: Dhvaja, lit. 'flag'; Tibetan: རྒྱལ་མཚན, Wylie: rgyal-msthan) is the Sanskrit term for a banner or a flag.

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  9. Om mani padme hum - Wikipedia

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    It is also an ever-present feature of the landscape, commonly carved onto rocks, known as mani stones, painted into the sides of hills, or else it is written on prayer flags and prayer wheels. [ 8 ] Due to the increased interactions between Chinese Buddhists and Tibetans and Mongolians during the 11th century, the mantra also entered Chinese ...