Thailand Buddhist Flag

[theravada_guy]

Greetings all,

I've always known about the non-sectarian, standard Buddhist flag. I've just found out about Thailands' Buddhist flag:

http://www.fotw.net/flags/th_buddh.html

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can obtain a flag like this?

Thanks!

[theravada_guy]

Nevermind. I found one on eBay for a really good price. Sorry guys, I didn't think of eBay until after I made the above post.

There's 7 left after I purchased one. They're only $3.50 plus $5.00 shipping from Thailand:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=250596078467&Category=13883&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1

[appicchato]

I think it's 'international' more than 'Thai'...

[salmon]

Hi Bhante and TG,

the Dhammacakra flag is synonymous with Thai Buddhism so I guess in a way it is "kindda" Thai, no?

there is actually another flag that I notice when I was in Sri Lanka and I think it might have had a deeper history than the current recognized flag (in TG's avatar). Let me see if I can dig it up...

[Wind]

At first, I thought Theravada_guy was refering to his avatar as the flag and I was a bit confused.

Yea the Thai Buddhist Flag is very nice.

[salmon]

I found it! I saw this flag in the tooth relic temple. I think it's very nice.

[appicchato]

...the Thai Buddhist Flag is very nice.

It's a funny world...thirty three unbroken years in Thailand and never seen a one...

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

...the Thai Buddhist Flag is very nice.

It's a funny world...thirty three unbroken years in Thailand and never seen a one...

It reminds me of a color-shifted version of the Indian flag.



Metta,
Retro.

[salmon]

...the Thai Buddhist Flag is very nice.

It's a funny world...thirty three unbroken years in Thailand and never seen a one...

here?

I'm more used to seeing the tiny ones that are strung up with the Thai flags in a bunting.

[jcsuperstar]

...the Thai Buddhist Flag is very nice.

It's a funny world...thirty three unbroken years in Thailand and never seen a one...

you've never seen the orange flag with the dhammawheel on it? they fly at pretty much every thai temple i went to in bangkok.. you need to get out of the country side ajahn

but in seriousness to the OP i think there are in fact 2 versions of this flag at least since i've seen two different versions, the one you posted( and i have one of) and another i've seen at my Wat. maybe one is dhammayuta and the other mahanikaya? i dont know.

[jcsuperstar]

...the Thai Buddhist Flag is very nice.

It's a funny world...thirty three unbroken years in Thailand and never seen a one...

here?

I'm more used to seeing the tiny ones that are strung up with the Thai flags in a bunting.

wat saket seems a lot cleaner in those photos then when i was there.

[appicchato]

...you've never seen the orange flag with the dhammawheel on it? they fly at pretty much every thai temple i went to in bangkok..

Everyday...and are flown at virtually every wat in Thailand...but I thought the topic was concerning the other one (theravada_guy's avatar)...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_flag

[retrofuturist]

I've got those Buddhist flags flying at my desk at work.



Metta,
Retro.

[theravada_guy]

Sorry about the mix up guys. I had the dhammachaka as my avatar for so long, then went to try and get my favorite depiction of the Buddha as the avatar, it was too big, then I couldn't find any more smaller dhammachakas, so I finally found the international Buddhist flag that worked.

[theravada_guy]

I received my flag in the mail the other day from Thailand. It got here pretty quickly. It's hanging up above my bookshelf where I have all my Dhamma books. I like it!

Sorry the pic is so big. Golly.

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[chownah]

I figured Appicchato was joking since his avatar is just a cropped version of the buddhist flag....moreor less......Good one Appicchato
chownah

[Tex]

Curious what the significance is (if any) of having 12 spokes on the wheel instead of 8 to represent the 8-fold path, like in Ven Appicchato's avatar?

[mikenz66]

Curious what the significance is (if any) of having 12 spokes on the wheel instead of 8 to represent the 8-fold path, like in Ven Appicchato's avatar?

The three ways one must comprehend/implement each of the four noble truths:

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html

And, monks, as long as this — my three-round, twelve-permutation knowledge & vision concerning these four noble truths as they have come to be — was not pure, I did not claim to have directly awakened to the right self-awakening unexcelled in the cosmos with its deities, Maras, & Brahmas, with its contemplatives & priests, its royalty & commonfolk.

Footnote: The discussion in the four paragraphs beginning with the phrase, "Vision arose...," takes two sets of variables — the four noble truths and the three levels of knowledge appropriate to each — and lists their twelve permutations. In ancient Indian philosophical and legal traditions, this sort of discussion is called a wheel. Thus, this passage is the Wheel of Dhamma from which the discourse takes its name.

Mike

[Tex]

Ahhhh, of course! Thanks, Mike.

[theravada_guy]

Thanks Mike. I was wondering that myself.