Lungta

(लुंगता)

Literal Meaning

Wind horse

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

Tibetan rlung rta: rlung, wind; rta, horse.

Spiritual Insight & Context

The horizontal Tibetan prayer flag, strung in high places so the wind carries its printed mantras and blesses all it touches.

Where Lungta Comes Up

Losar Customs: How the Tibetan New Year Is Kept

How Losar, the Tibetan New Year, is kept: Gutor cleaning, guthuk soup, altar offerings, prayer flags and Chotrul Duchen, and how customs differ by region.

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