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Five colours in a fixed order representing the elements.
Also known as: Lungta flags, Tibetan flags
Tibetan prayer flags run in a fixed sequence of five colours, each associated with an element. The order is not decorative and flags strung out of sequence are regarded as incorrectly made, which is one of the few points on which sources agree without qualification.
Run in a fixed sequence of five colours, each associated with one of the elements in Tibetan tradition.
Contexts: Religion
Are considered incorrectly made when strung out of sequence, so the order is a requirement rather than a preference.
Contexts: Religion
Are hung to weather rather than to last, the fading of the printed text being part of the practice rather than a sign of neglect.
Contexts: Religion
Small square cloths strung in a line, each a flat colour, printed with characters and a small horse figure.