According to the Buddhist tradition, historically closely related to the Sinhala culture, every month is celebrated the full moon day of the Pole . Usually there are 12 Pony Days in the year, but in 2010 there were 13 such days according to the astrological calendar. Additional Adi Vesak Poya fell on April 28, 2010. There is an additional 13th month in the year once in three years due to changes in the movement of the planets.

Another significant event on April 28, 2010 was the 125th anniversary of the Buddhist flag. On April 28, 1885, a solemn lifting of the flag took place on the day of Adi Vesak Poyo, which also fell on April 28, at the Deepadututaramaya Temple in Cottagene. The five colors on the flag symbolize the aura emanating from the Buddha shining light.

The horizontal lines symbolize:

Blue (Nile) - kindness, calmness, compassion.

Yellow (Pete) is the middle way, that is, abstinence from luxury and poverty.

Red (Lohita) - success, wisdom, virtue, luck and dignity.

White (Obata) - cleanliness and release.

Orange (Mandjesta) is the quintessence of Buddhism in wisdom, staunchness and dignity

The vertical line symbolizes the truth, combining all the above five colors

The great role in spreading this Buddhist flag across the planet was played by Sir Henry Olcott and Anagarika Dharmapala. He was first introduced to the Japanese Emperor and adopted in Japan in 1989. Subsequently, it was also adopted in other Buddhist countries of Asia: Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, etc. The flag was approved by the Second World Buddhist Conference, held in Japan on May 25, 1950 as a single Buddhist symbol.

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