The Buddhist Flag.

The Buddhist flag is a modern creation, first hoisted in 1885 in Sri Lanka, which was jointly designed by Mr. J.R. De Silva & Colonel Henry S. Olcott(one of the greatest American Buddhist) in order to mark the revival of Buddhism in Ceylon in 1880 & in 1952 it was accepted as the International Buddhist flag by the World Buddhist Congress. It represents the colors of the aura that emitted from the body of the Budhha while he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. The flag is also known as a symbol to represent the Buddhist faith. The flags can be seen on top of the houses of Buddhists to protect their houses from evil as well as to represent themselves as the Buddhist.

The six colors include Blue (nila), Yellow (pita), Red (lohita), White (odata), Scarlet (manjestha), and the mixture of these six colors (prabaswara).

The Horizontal Stripes represent the races of the world living in harmony and the Vertical Stripes represent everlasting world peace. The colors symbolize the perfection of Buddhahood and the Dharma(doctrine).

The Blue light that emitted from the Buddha's hair symbolizes the spirit of Universal Compassion for all beings.

The Yellow light that emitted from the Buddha's outer layer of the skin symbolizes the Middle Way which avoids all extremes and brings balance and liberation.

The Red light that emitted from the Buddha's flesh symbolizes the blessings that the practice of the Buddha's Teaching brings.

The White light that emitted from the Buddha's bones and teeth symbolizes the purity of the Buddha's Teaching and the liberation it brings.

The Orange light that emitted from the Buddha's palms, heels and lips symbolizes the unshakable Wisdom of the Buddha's Teaching.

The Combination Color symbolizes the universality of the Truth of the Buddha's Teaching. (The Burmese Buddhist replaced with Pink.)

Therefore, the overall flag represents that:Regardless of race, nationality, division or color, all sentient beings possess the potential of being Buddha.