No 878 of Living Life Series 1
to know what the flag means
The flag bears the colors of
the aura of the Buddha
The birth, the enlightenment and the ascent
On Wesak Day
From Wikipedia
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:
| Blue (Nīla): Loving kindness, peace and universal compassion |
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| Yellow (Pīta): The Middle Path – avoiding extremes, emptiness |
| Red (Lohita): The blessings of practice – achievement, wisdom, virtue, fortune and dignity |
| White (Odāta): The purity of Dharma – leading to liberation, outside of time or space |
| Orange (Manjesta): The Buddha's teachings – wisdom |
The sixth vertical band, on the fly, is made up of a combination of rectangular bands of the five other colors, and represents a compound of the other five colors in the aura's spectrum. This compound color is referred to as Pabbhassara ('essence of light').
The flag must fly freely. The universal values the flag depict are for all and are free. They are common to all cultures. They constitute the inner truth behind all cultures. That is why all religions are one though different in their respective ways. This indeed is also the Inner Truth Message of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨
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| Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 |
The Blue symbolizes the spirit of universal compassion for all beings.
The Yellow symbolizes the Middle Way which avoids all extremes and brings balance and liberation.
The Red symbolizes the blessings that the practice of the Buddha's Teaching brings.
The White symbolizes the purity of the Buddha's Teaching and the liberation it brings.
The Orange light symbolizes unshakable Wisdom of the Buddha's Teaching.
The Combination Color symbolizes the universality of the Truth of the Buddha's Teaching.
God and all rejoice
