The Buddhist Flag, first hoisted in 1885 in Sri Lanka, is a
symbol of faith and peace used throughout the world to represent the
Buddhist faith. The six colours; Blue (nila), Yellow (pita), Red
(lohita), White (odata), Scarlet
(manjestha), and the mixture of these six colours(prabaswara) of
the flag represent the colours of the aura that emanated from the
body of the Buddha when He attained Enlightenment under the Bodhi
Tree. The Horizontal Stripes represent the races of the world living
in harmony and the Vertical Stripes represent eternal world peace.
The colours symbolize the perfection of Buddhahood and the Dharma.
The Blue light that radiated from the Buddha's hair symbolises the spirit of Universal Compassion for all beings.
