Lotus, belonging to the order Buttercup, lotus family, also known as lotus, hibiscus, hàndàn (hàndàn) The ancients called the unopened lotus flower a lotus, that is, flower buds, water hibiscus, Chinese lotus, lotus, spirit grass and so on

Lotus, belonging to the order Buttercup, lotus family, also known as lotus, hibiscus, hàndàn (hàndàn) The ancients called the unopened lotus flower a lotus, that is, flower buds, water hibiscus, Chinese lotus, lotus, spirit grass and so on.

Known as a "living fossil", the "lotus" is one of the earliest plants of angiosperms.

Lotus flowers are treasured all over the body, lotus and lotus seeds can be eaten, lotus seeds, rhizomes, lotus knots, lotus leaves, flowers and seeds of germs can be used in medicine. Lotus flowers bloom from June to September each year.

Lotus flower means: truth, goodness and beauty, incorruptibility, deep friendship

The lotus flower "is straight in the middle and straight, does not vine or branches, comes out of the mud without staining, and is clear and clear without demon", and has the noble character of "out of the mud and not stained".

Coming out of the mud without staining, clean yourself is in line with the Buddhist advocacy of the personality of the world. The lotus flower metaphor for the Buddha and bodhisattva being born in the troubles of life and death. He was also excused from the troubles of life and death, so there was the meaning of "lotus hidden world". According to Buddhism, the lotus flower is the "pure land" where the Buddha dwells. The lotus flower is a symbol of Buddhism. So the bodhisattva should sit on the lotus flower. The holiness of the lotus flower out of the mud and not staining symbolizes the Buddha and the bodhisattva transcending red dust, and the four great voids; The flower of the lotus flower does not die, and it happens again in the coming year, symbolizing that the soul of the person is immortal, and it is constantly reincarnated.

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