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Prayer flag Tashi Tagey 8 flags
 
Ashta Mangalas or Tashi Tageys are used at door-frames or as a frame for a holly picture or a statue also in private houses and in monastries . There are the eight tibetan symbols for good luck: like the eight times path of buddhism. According to the high diginity of the symbols Ashta Mangals - Tashi Tageys are always decorated with a Khata (Ceremonial scarf). Chatra (white parsol) protection from evils. Matsya (fish) the two golden fish symbolising beings rescude from the ocean of misery of earth existence. Kalasha (holy vase) vassel posesses amrita, the elexir of immortality. Padma (lotus) accomplished purity Shankha (conch shell) Its humming sounds proclaims the glory of the saints. Srivatsa (endless knot) It is considered as luck knot, live knot or love knot. Dhwaja (banner) Victory of Buddhism Dharmachakra (wheel of law) symbol of absolute completeness, representing the eight fold path of salvation.
 
Prayer flags are very important in the Tibetan culture. Traditionally prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength and wisdom. You can find prayer flags around the stupas, on mountain pass, roads and inner courts. Usually 25 single flags are connected in one roll. The 5 coloures file repeat  5 times.The colour and the symbols create a prayer or offering that the wind distributes to the world each time it brushes against the flag. The prayers of a flag becomes a permanent part of the universe as the images fade from wind and sun. The tibetan world for horizontal prayer flag is Lung ta, which translates literally as wind horse. The single colours are symbolising the elements, the cardinal points and more.
 

8 flags, each flag has 24 x 24 cm on a string total length 192 cm, made from 100 % Polyester ..