symbols and their SIGNIFICANCE A Lung ta or wind horse, with flaming jewels on its back, is at the centre of prayer flags .Flaming jewels represent the Buddha, Buddhist teachings and the community.

As images of the devastation in Nepal become more prevalent in the wake of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, one brightly-coloured symbol flies in stark contrast to the rubble: Tibetan Buddhist prayer ...

While Buddhist temples today all have blue, white, red, green and yellow prayer flags representing the five elements (space, air, fire, water and earth), Ang Dolma only offers her products in ...

According to Buddhist legend, the first prayer flags were used by Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Devas, or angels, would carry flags that had Gautama Buddha’s prayers written on them ...

A look at life in Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist monastery in Dumfries and Galloway. Prayer and meditation are important parts of each day. When Buddhists pray they pray to the Buddha or other ...

A look at life in Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist monastery in Dumfries and Galloway. Prayer and meditation are important parts of each day. When Buddhists pray they pray to the Buddha or other ...

The tone and timbre of Buddhist bells depends on their shape, thickness and metal composition. When the ancient capital was established in the late 8th century, temple bells were positioned in ...

Members of the Buddhist community attend a dharma prayer service of the sixth World Buddhist Forum in Fenghua District of Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2024.