Prayer Flags Research Paper

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Prayer flags have a long history, have multiple types and meanings, and are very symbolic.
Prayer Flags have a history that goes very far back. Indian Buddhist Sutras, which are prayers, were written in cloth and transmitted to other regions of the world. These pieces of cloth were the original prayer flags. http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Prayer_flag In tibet, this tradition began more than two thousand years ago. Originally, the colors of the five elements were used; blue for the sky and space, red for fire, white for the air and clouds, yellow for earth, and green for water. The flags were hung over rivers and mountain passes. http://www.thepeaceflagproject.org/historyoftibetanflags.htm Over the next 200 years, Buddhism was introduced

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