Buddhist Flag - Variants

Variants

The Dharmacakra flag, symbol of Buddhism in Thailand.

The nonsectarian Buddhist flag is flown over the temples of many different schools. However, some choose to change the colors of the flag to emphasize their own teachings.

• In Japan, there is a traditional Buddhist flag (五色幕) which has different colors but is sometimes merged with the design of the international flag to represent international cooperation. The five colors of the Japanese Buddhist flag represent the Five Wisdom Buddhas, or alternately the colors of the Buddha's hair.
• The Jodo Shinshu sect in Japan replaces the orange stripe with pink.
• In Tibet, the colours of the stripes represent the different colours of Buddhist robes united in one banner. Tibetan monastic robes are maroon, so the orange stripes in the original design are often replaced with maroon.
• Tibetan Buddhists in Nepal replace the orange stripes with plum stripes.
• Soka Gakkai uses a tricolor of blue, yellow, and red.
• Theravada Buddhists in Burma replace orange with pink, the color of the robe of the country's nuns.
• Theravada Buddhists in Thailand opt the usage of a yellow flag with a red Dharmacakra; it is sometimes paired with the international Buddhist flag.

• Jodo Shinshu's buddhist flag

• Tibetan buddhist flag

• Burmese buddhist flag

• Flag of Soka Gakkai

• Thai buddhist flag (The Dharmacakra flag)