Buddhist prayer flags essentially carry our prayers via the wind to get them answered. Here&rsquos what you need to know about them before telling your friend visiting Leh-Ladakh to get some for you.

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 ...

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 ...

02/17/2023 February 17, 2023. Buddhist prayer flags and ceremonial scarves known as "khatas" are a common sight in Nepal. Meet the woman giving them a green makeover.

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 ...

Long lines of multi-coloured prayer flags dangle from Buddhist stupas, they are strung up on Himalayan summits by mountaineers, and they flutter noisily at pilgrimage sites. At Kathmandu’s Boudha ...

Prayer flags and khadas -- Buddhist scarves used as a greeting or offering -- are also popular fixtures in mountaineering, with climbers carrying them for good fortune and offering them at the summit.