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International Buddhist Flag

Interview Questions from Lay-friends

"What do the stripes and colors on the flag symbolizes?"

These six colors make up the International Buddhist flag and signify that there is no discrimination of races, nationality, regions, or skin color. Every living being possesses the Buddha Nature, and all have the potential to become a Buddha. Each color symbolizes one noble quality of the Buddha: blue symbolizes universal compassion, yellow symbolizes the Middle Path, red symbolizes blessings, white symbolizes purity and liberation, orange symbolizes wisdom and the combination color symbolizes the universality of the truth of Buddha’s teachings.

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Six rays of color radiated from the Buddha when He attained Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.

Blue rays radiated from the Buddha’s hair; yellow rays radiated from the Buddha’s epidermis and skin; red rays radiated from the Buddha’s flesh and muscles; white rays radiated from the Buddha’s bones and teeth; and orange rays radiated from the Buddha’s palms, heels and lips. A combination of these five colors also emanated from the Buddha as part of his aura.​​

Please click here to explore "The Story of Buddha: The Awakened One (7)."

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