Hillside Covered with Prayer Flags

Hillside Covered with Prayer Flags
Golog, China (CN)
A prayer flag is a colorful panel or rectangular cloth often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes. Unknown in other branches of Buddhism, prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bön, which predated Buddhism in Tibet.

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Panoramio Photo
A prayer flag is a colorful panel or rectangular cloth often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes. Unknown in other branches of Buddhism, prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bön, which predated Buddhism in Tibet.

Panoramio Photo
Panoramio Photo
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Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: mlc1us

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