10/05/2025
Meaning of the Buddhist Flag 🙏
The six vertical bands of the flag represent the six colors of the aura which Buddhists believe emanated from the body of the Buddha when he attained Enlightenment:[6][1]
Blue (Nīla): The Spirit of Universal Compassion
Yellow (Pīta): The Middle Way
Red (Lohita): The Blessings of Practice – achievement, wisdom, virtue, fortune and dignity
White (Odāta): The Purity of Dhamma – leading to liberation, timeless
Orange (Manjesta): The Wisdom of the Buddha's teachings
The sixth vertical band, on the fly, is made up of a combination of rectangular bands of the five other colours, and represents a compound of the other five colours in the aura's spectrum. This compound colour is referred to as the Truth of the Buddha's teaching Pabbhassara ('essence of light').