4208 x 2788 px | 35,6 x 23,6 cm | 14 x 9,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
24 septembre 2009
Lieu:
Choglamsar, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Informations supplémentaires:
Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags at Tibetan settlement in Choglamsar, few Km from Leh In Ladakh, India. The Indian Buddhist Sutras, written on cloth in India, were transmitted to other regions of the world. These sutras, written on banners, were the origin of prayer flags. Legend ascribes the origin of the prayer flag to the Shakyamuni Buddha, whose prayers were written on battle flags used by the devas against their adversaries, the asuras. The legend may have given the Indian bhikku a reason for carrying the 'heavenly' banner as a way of signifying his commitment to ahimsa. This knowledge was carried into Tibet by 800 CE, and the actual flags were introduced no later than 1040 CE, where they were further modified. The Indian monk Atisha (980-1054 CE) introduced the Indian practice of printing on cloth prayer flags to Tibet and Nepal. Traditionally, prayer flags come in sets of five, one in each of five colors. The five colors represent the elements, [1] and the Five Pure Lights and are arranged from left to right in a specific order. Different elements are associated with different colors for specific traditions, purposes and sadhana: * Blue (symbolizing sky/space) * White (symbolizing air/wind) * Red (symbolizing fire) * Green (symbolizing water) * Yellow (symbolizing earth)
