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Available to Shambhala urban and residential centres.
The Mukpo Standard Flag is composed of six white dots on a black stripe adjacent the colours and animals representing the Four Dignities in four quadrants.
This flag can be posted on an indoor flagpole beside the Sakyong's seat or hung on a wall behind that seat in the main shrine room of your centre. It is custom made to order, and prices may vary slightly.
70 denier nylon with grommets 40" x 70"
CARE AND USE OF FLAGS
Flags flutter like
flashing lightning.
CARE OF FLAGS
- Flags
are lha objects and should be kept in a high place when not on display.
- Nothing
should be placed on top of flags.
- Fold
flags when not on display: with two people holding the four corners, fold the
flag in half lengthwise, and then in half again lengthwise. Then, holding the
flag tight on both ends, the person holding the fly end folds one corner toward
the opposite side, and repeats. Tuck in the end with the grommets. The end
result should be a tight, neat triangle.
- If
flags are wet, do not fold them, but hang them up to dry overnight.
- If
a flag is frayed or torn, repair it immediately as this may prolong the flag’s
life.
FLYING AND DISPLAYING
Traditionally,
the Dorje Kasung are the caretakers of the “colours” or flags, and are
responsible for their ceremonial raising and lowering. However, in the absence of trained kasung, it
is still appropriate to fly the colours.
- Raise
the colours in the morning, before 10am.
- Lower
the colours around dusk.
- Shambhala
flags are generally not flown at half-mast for any occasion.
- If
flags are posted on flagpoles indoors, they should remain posted for the
duration of the event, and removed at the end of the event.
PROTOCOL
Indoors:
- The
Mukpo Standard (animals and colours
of the four dignities and six white dots on black stripe) may be posted on a
flagpole beside the seat of the Sakyong in the Main Shrine Room of your centre,
or it may be hung on the wall behind or beside that seat.
The following
flags may be flown daily:
- The Shambhala
Standard Flag-- (Yellow disc on a white ground with four dignity
colour stripes).
- The
Trident Flag-- (Yellow disc with
black trident on white ground). Trident points up.
- The
International Buddhist Flag --Blue
flies at the top of the multi- coloured stripe. (blue, yellow, red, white and
orange vertical stripes, with a sixth stripe made up of these colours
together).
- Your Centre Flag.
The following
flags should only be flown on certain occasions:
- The
Sakyong Standard (Colours and
animals of the four dignities with a yellow sun disc and scorpion in the centre
and six white dots on black stripe) should only be flown when the Sakyong is in
residence.
- The
Standard of the Sakyong Wangmo
(Mukpo Standard with a purple disc and sun and moon in the centre) should only
be flown when the Sakyong Wangmo is in
residence.
- The
Standard of the Druk Sakyong Wangmo
(Sakyong Wangmo standard with dragon holding the purple disc) should only be
flown when the Druk Sakyong Wangmo is in residence.
- The Council of the Makkyi Rabjam Flag (six
pointed iron wheel with yellow disc marked with Morse code “V,” on a white ground)
should only be flown when the CMR is present.
ORDER OF THE FLAGS
The order of
the flags will vary depending on your location, the number of flagpoles, and
the occasion, but these general guidelines apply:
-
If
the Sakyong, Sakyong Wangmo, or Druk Sakyong Wangmo is present, their standard
is flown on the central flagpole.
- If
more than one of them is present, each of their standards is flown, with the
Sakyong Standard in the centre.
- The
Sakyong Standard is always raised first and lowered last.
If none of
them are present:
- The
Shambhala Standard Flag is flown on the central flagpole.
- After
the Shambhala Standard Flag, the order of precedence from the centre is: International Buddhist Flag, Centre Flag, Trident Flag, Province, State,
or Country Flag.
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