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The color scheme of this page was based on the varied colors of monastic robes including:

• representing Vajrayana: the burgundy (color: #af4630) robes with yellow (color: #af4630) highlights of Tibetan monastics
• representing Mahayana: the black (color: #000) robes of Zen monastics and the very soft yellow (color: #ffffdd) robes of lay Buddhists.
• representing Theravada: the saffron or ochre (color: #ffd068) robes of Theravada monastics

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Note 2: in sidebar as of April 2012 these colors have all been replaced.

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