Yellow in Buddhist Color Symbolism
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Yellow is has the highest symbolic value in Buddhism through its link with the saffron robes of monks.
This color, previously worn by criminals, was chosen by Gautam Buddha as a symbol of his humility and separation from materialist society. It thus signifies renunciation, desirelessness, and humility.
Yellow is the color of earth, and thus a symbol of rootedness and the equanimity of the earth.
