What is the Sri Lanka flag symbols stand for?

Answer 1

The Lion and the golden colour of lionThe strength and braveness of the Sri Lankan nation and the Sinhalese ethnicity.The bo leavesBuddhism and its influence on the nation. They also stand for the four virtues of Kindness, Friendliness, Happiness and Equanimity.The sword of the lionThe sovereignty of the nation and the braveness of its peopleThe curly hair on the lion's headReligious observance, wisdom and meditationThe eight hairs on lion's tailNoble eightfold path that people supposed to followThe beard of the lionPurity of wordsThe handle of the swordThe elements of water, fire, air and earth that country made withThe nose of the lionIntelligenceThe two front paws of the lionPurity in handling wealth.The vertical orange stripeThe Tamil ethnicityThe vertical green stripeThe Muslim faith and Moor ethnicityThe yellow border round the flagPeople from all cultures living together in Sri Lanka in including some Dutch burghers and PortugueseThe maroon backgroundThis represents the majority of Sinhalese like the lion this is the color used in early flags of Sri lanka by kings .

Answer 2

The Sri Lankan flag features two colors: saffron for the country's minority Tamil population and green to represent the country's majority Sinhalese population. The lion symbolizes strength, the sword represents sovereignty, and the four bo leaves stand for Buddhism, one of the country's main religions.