A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphæa Lotus and Nymphæa cærulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.
The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it.
An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.
a water lily, is the most versatile plant in China. The stem/root is sweet and can be eaten as fruit, sliced and stir fried, or stuffed with glutinous rice in its flue-shaped holes and steamed as dessert. Its leaf is a fine wrapper of food before steaming. When fresh, it is used to give a delicate scent to congee or steamed meat. Its flower is both majestic and fragrant. Its seeds, when young are juicy as fruit, whether eaten raw or boiled with sugar are commonly used in Chinese desserts and pastry fillings. Recipe - Boiled Pork with Lotus Root
Hindu and Buddhist symbol for training, enlightenment, compassion and purity; roots in the mud represent the suffering of daily life, the stem spiritual training, and the blossom enlightenment.
A flower symbolic of good fortune and spiritual development. A lotus pond in the garden is considered most auspicious.
native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
a representative symbol of peace and tranquility
a water lily with large leaves, regarded as sacred in South Asia, China, and Tibet
a plant of the water-lily family that grows in water or mud. Because its blossoms emerge pure and beautiful out of muddy waters, Buddhists view the lotus as a symbol of human beings' true nature, which can remain unstained by the mud of the world. The lotus may also symbolize the soul that has attained enlightenment, freed from the mire of the everyday world. The many seeds of the lotus make it also a symbol of fertility. Although it was borrowed from Buddhism, the lotus appears in many Taoist religious images.
This plant in the water-lily family has numerous symbolic meanings pertaining to Buddhism. The growth of lotus blossoms in shallow ponds is viewed as a metaphor for the way the true nature of all beings can rise pristinely out of the murky ignorance and suffering of the world. Back to Fudô My
Central symbol in Buddhism. Because the lotus grows in the mud but blooms untainted above the surface, it symbolizes those who overcome ignorance and attain enlightenment.
Classic ornament in the shape of a conventionalized water lily.
A water lily whose root can be stuffed with glutinous rice, steamed as a dessert, or sliced as a sweet fruit. Chinese chefs commonly wrap its leaves around food to impart a pleasant tea-like flavor. Finally, its seeds are can be used in sweet syrups, pastes, soups, rice desserts, and snacks.
Symbol of purity and perfection. Emblem of summer and fruitfulness. One of the eight treasures of Buddhism, also held in great esteem by Daoists.
Flower that provides metaphor for simultaneous cause and effect in enlightenment.
The blue lotus was a symbol of the sun god and the pharaohs. Like the sun that sets in the evening and rises in the morning, the lotus flower blooms in the day and closes each night. In one version of the creation myth, the sun first rose out of a giant lotus flower that bloomed on the primordial mound. The lotus thus became a symbol of rebirth, the renewal of life and the promise of everlasting life. Menit Necklace This heavy beaded necklace with a crescent front piece and a counterweight at the back is associated with the goddess Hathor. It serves as a medium to transfer the goddess's power to the pharaoh. The pharaoh's wife is sometimes depicted offering the necklace to her husband, since she is the earthly representative of Hathor.
The lotus is a water lily whose leaves, root, and seeds are used in oriental cooking. The root can be used as a vegetable. The seeds are used in desserts.
The lotus is traditionally shown on the Ace of Cups, and may also be found in other cups cards in some decks, such as the Page of Cups (RW) and the Three of Cups (Wheel of Change). The lotus symbolizes peace and purity, a flowering of the psychic self and opening upward toward higher consciousness.
A symbol of birth and dawn; it was thought to have been the cradle of the sun on the first morning of creation, rising from the primeval waters. The lotus was a common architectural motif, particularly used on capitals MAAT. . The concept of order, truth, regularity and justice which was all important to the ancient Egyptians. It was the duty of the pharaohs to uphold maat.
The water lily conventionalized in classic ornamental form.
This graceful flowering water plant, grown since ancient...