What do all the colors of the Mongolian Hada represent?

The colors of the Hada are blue, white, red, green, and yellow, with the blue being a metaphor for the blue sky, the white symbolizing the white clouds, the green symbolizing the river water, the red symbolizing the space protector god, and the yellow symbolizing the earth.

Mongolian people revere the hata is blue, which is related to its national religious beliefs. White and yellow hatha originally did not belong to the Mongolian nation. Later, with the full penetration of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia, the white and yellow hatha also appeared in the Mongolian steppe.

But, because of the mission and symbolism of several kinds of Hada is different, there is a fundamental difference in the use of white Hada is limited to the use of funerary occasions, yellow Hada is only used to worship the Buddha, these two kinds of foreign Hada can not replace the inherent blue Hada.

The Ordos Mongols also have the habit of using a small amount of silver-gray, white, yellow, blue and other colors of Hadar.

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Types and Sizes of Hada

Fangzhi's "Mongolia - Two Volumes" says that the so-called Hada is also made of silk. Or silk, or white, or blue, varying lengths, about one foot five inches or one foot two inches long, the two ends of the plucked silk, about half an inch or so, its length depends on the recipient grading.

Generally speaking, Hada can be divided into four kinds:

1, the first Hada called Zodani Moderer or Naku Hada

And Naku Hada is divided into the "auspicious Barei", "there is silence and happiness, "Ba (化)日呈祥" and "長寿哈达".

In which the "day present auspicious" hada central weaving with hidden flowers auspicious knot, wonderful lotus, umbrella, right conch, golden wheel, victory hanging scroll, vase and goldfish eight auspicious figure, up and down the two ends of the two dragons playing beads; left and right sides for each other, symbolizing solid indestructible, eternal in the 10,000 characters symbols and the Tibetan verse "day auspicious night auspicious, sunshine in the sky is also auspicious, day and night to present auspicious, may the three jewels give auspicious" words.

The specification of this hada is 300 centimeters or 600 centimeters long, 66 centimeters wide or so. This special Hada generally dedicated to the living Buddha and lamas and other monks.

2, the second kind of Hada called Axi Hada

100 to 200 cm long, woven with auspicious eight Rui or diamond pattern, this Hada is generally dedicated to the elders, Mr. and parents.

3, the third kind of Hadar called Su Xi Hadar

long 66 to 99 centimeters, 40 centimeters wide, Hadar on both ends of the printing and weaving with auspicious characters, generally in the family and friends with each other.

4, the fourth kind of Hada called Soda Hada

Long 99 ~ 132 cm, 24 cm wide, the texture is not very good, spun sparse as a net, used in the public occasions to recognize each other or socialize with.

References:

InnerMongolia.com - Hada and Mongolian Culture