Description
- White - represents the arihants, souls who have conquered all passions (anger, attachments, aversion) and have attained omniscience and eternal bliss through self-realization. It also denotes peace or ahimsa (nonviolence).
- Red - represents the siddha, souls that have attained salvation and truth. It also denotes truthfulness (satya).
- Yellow - represents the acharya the Masters of Adepts. The colour also stands for non-stealing (achaurya).
- Green - represents the upadhyaya (adepts), those who teach scriptures to monks. It also signifies chastity (brahmacharya).
- Dark blue or black - represents the sadhus and sadhvis or monks and nuns. It also signifies non-possession.
The flag of Jainism has five colours: orange or red, yellow, white, green and black or dark blue. These five colours represent the Pañca-Parame??hi (five supreme beings). It also represents the five main vows, small as well as great.
