Medicine Buddha Prayer Flag - Small over-500 Filmmaker Christopher Sheppard wonderfully captures

Filmmaker Christopher Sheppard wonderfully captures the ceremony in its various aspects: the practical logistics

pronounced "boom

Revealed by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Written and Illustrated by Gina Halpem

Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje

Medicine Buddha Prayer Flag - Small over-500 Filmmaker Christopher Sheppard wonderfully capturesThe origin of printing prayer flags in Tibet is said to date back to the 11th century. The hanging of prayer flags is thought to promote good fortune and to dispel danger. In Tibet, they are called Lung ta or Windhorse, named for the traditional character who carries the prayers to the universe. The five flag colors represent the five elements: Blue earth, White water, Red fire, Saffron infinite space and Green wind. Enjoy the slow fading of color as