Page 9 - The Origin and Early Spread of The Buddhist Flag 佛旗的缘起与传播

Carolis Pujitha Gunawardena (Image:http://www.dinamina.lk）

In 1885, the Colombo Committee, which was

lead by Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera,

started to have the idea of wanting to design a

Buddhist flag during their Wesak event

preparation. It was the committee’s wish that

the flag will become the international symbol

of Buddhism.

(According to the Centenary Volume of the

Buddhist Theosophical Society in 1980,