Tibetan Prayer Flags

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Tibetan Prayer Flags
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Buddhism in the World

• Buddhism is a 2500 year old religion.
• It is practiced throughout the world but mainly
  in Eastern and Southern Asia.
• There are many different forms of Buddhism. Some
  call Buddhism more of a philosophy than a
  religion.
• Buddhists strive to live a virtuous and moral
  life and follow the teachings of a man who lived
  in India 2500 years ago whom they call the
  Buddha.

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Tibetan Prayer flags

• One part of the Buddhist culture is to decorate
  prayer flags and fly them in the wind.
• Prayer flags have poems and songs written on them
  that wish good fortune and blessings to those in
  the community.

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Tibetan Prayer Flags

• It is believed that every time the flags are
  moved by the wind, the winged horses on the flags
  carry those songs and poems into fulfillment.
• Some of the most common prayers are for luck,
  happiness, long-life, and prosperity.

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Tibetan Prayer Flags

• The flags have many symbols representing
  different things.

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Your Fortune Flags

• We can design our own flags. Instead of writing
  prayers on the flags we can decorate them and
  write down our own wishes however we want.
• When they are hung up, hopefully our wishes will
  be carried off to fulfillment every time they are
  blown around by the wind.

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Examples
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8 Common symbols and their meanings which you can
use.
Parasol Protection from all evil
Golden Fish Happiness
Treasure Vase Fulfillment of wishes
Lotus flower Purity
Conch Shell Follow the teachings of the wise
Endless knot Endless wisdom and compassion
Victory Banner Overcoming obstacles and victory
of wisdom over ignorance.
Dharma Wheel Spiritual and universal law