Wind Horses

For centuries, Buddhists have planted these prayer flags outside their homes and places of spiritual practice for the wind to carry the beneficent vibrations across the countryside. Prayer flags are said to bring happiness, long life and prosperity to the flag bearer and all beings in the vicinity
Whenever a Tibetan climbed a mountain peak or rode across a bridge on a pilgrimage, he would get off his horse and take off his hat, shouting auspicious words and throwing the wind horse to show respect to the gods. The colored prayer flags can be seen everywhere in Tibetan-inhabited areas in China

The Legend of the Prayer Flag

There is a beautiful legend about the origin of the prayer flag. On his journey back from ancient India, a senior monk walked across a river and discovered his scripture books were wet. He placed his books under a tree to dry, and sat down to meditate. Suddenly, Buddhist music filled the air and the Buddha appeared. He opened his eyes and found his books had been blown into the trees. The monk immediately realized that he had reached the highest level of Buddhism. As he had come to fully understand Buddhism, the scripture books would be of no use to him. That was why the Buddha blew his books away

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