In Tibetan, Lung Ta means wind horse because it flies with the wind and there is usually a horse inside it. Lung Ta can be classified into two types according to its material: in paper and in cloth. There are patterns and sutra texts over it. It is usually in square or rectangular form with four kinds of animals on its four corners. They are dragon, garuda, tiger and snow lion, which represent water, fire, wind and soil respectively; there is a jumping steed representing the sunyata that is the reality of the water, fire, wind and soil. Lung Ta is regarded as the symbol of the origin of the life in the Tibetan society and has profound meanings. Nowadays, Tibetan Buddhists set up Lung Ta in order to pray for luck and happiness.

The Lung Ta made of paper will be freed in the wind but the Lung Ta made of cloth will be clustered with ropes and hang over bridges, holy mountains or Ya Ze etc.