BUDDHAFIGUREN Tibetan Buddhist Prayer Flags 5 M Long - 25 Sheets Each Flag 20 x 16 cm, fine quality

• Made from 100 % Polyester, 5 m total length, 25 prayer flags on a string, size of s single flag is 20 x 16 cm - fine quality.
• The single colours symbolize the elements.
• The prayers of a flag becomes a permanent part of the universe as the images fade with wind and sun. The tibetan world for horizontal prayer flag is Lung ta, which translates literally as wind horse.

Prayer flags are very important in the Tibetan culture. Traditionally prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength and wisdom. You can find prayer flags around the stupas, on mountain pass, roads and inner courts. Usually 25 single flags are connected in one roll. The 5 coloures repeate 5 times. The colour and the symbols create a prayer or offering that the wind distributes to the world each time it brushes against the flag. The prayers of a flag becomes a permanent part of the universe as the images fade from wind and sun. The tibetan world for horizontal prayer flag is Lung ta, which translates literally as wind horse. The single colours symbolize the elements, the cardinal points and more. Made from 100 % Polyester, 5 m total length, 25 prayer flags on a string, size of s single flag is 20 x 16 cm - fine quality.