Tibetan Buddhist Temple Decoration

This Tibetan tassel is used to decorate the doors of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. The colors are the same as those used in prayer flags: blue for the sky, white for air, green for water, red for fire and yellow for the earth.

The tassels serve to protect the entrance of the monastery from evil spirits.

Buddhism is a religion in which people follow the teachings of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) who lived and taught about 2500 years ago. Buddhists do not believe in a personal creator god. Buddhists believe in the Four Noble Truths, including that life is suffering because we are attached to our desires, but that suffering and attachment can be ended by living according to the Noble Eight-fold Path (ex. right thinking, right working, right speaking). The holy book is called the Tripitaka. It contains the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhists believe in rebirth after death (reincarnation). Their goal is to become Enlightened, to achieve Nirvana, and break the cycle of birth and death.
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