DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Happy Valley Buddhist Monastery (a.k.a. Shedup Choepelling Gompa)
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Tag Archives: Prayer Flags
Slack Flags [Haiku]
prayer flags hang still. i hear them go silent as i sit - eyes closed
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DAILY PHOTO: Dzongri Overlook Trail
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Primary Colors [Haiku]
prayer flags hang, in bright primary colors -- dense with unread text
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DAILY PHOTO: Blue Skies Over Leh
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POEM: Prayer Flags [Tanka]
flags flapping, twisting on a line, colors bright on the arid mountain -- desolation décor
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DAILY PHOTO: Sunflower & Prayer Flags
Taken in August of 2016 near Thikse Monastery in Ladakh
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DAILY PHOTO: Prayer Flags, With Fun Facts
Taken on June 16, 2015 in Manali at Gadhan Thekchoking Gompa
Now heavily associated with Tibetan Buddhism, colorful prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bon–an indigenous religion of Tibet that predated Buddhism’s arrival.
Traditionally, the color progression from left to right is blue, white, red, green, and yellow (i.e. as seen in the top row), but variations can be seen.
Besides monasteries and temples, one will often see strings of flags out in natural settings on mountains.
The day and time of placement of the flags is considered carefully because it’s believed that if they are hung at inauspicious times they may bring bad fortune instead of the desired compassion and peace.
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