Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. – sacred or Indian lotus, also known as the Rose of India and the sacred water lily of Hinduism and Buddhism. [20] It is the national flower of India and Vietnam . Its roots and seeds are also used widely in cooking in East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
The boy Buddha appearing within a lotus. Crimson and gilded wood, Trần-Hồ dynasty, Vietnam, 14th–15th century. In the Aṅguttara Nikāya, the Buddha compares himself to a lotus (padma in Sanskrit, in Pali, paduma), [3] saying that the lotus flower rises from the muddy water unstained, as he rises from this world, free from the defilements taught in the specific sutta.
The lotus flower was included in Kaveh the blacksmith's Derafsh and later as the flag of the Sasanian Empire Derafsh Kaviani. Today, it is the symbol of Iranians Solar Hijri calendar. The lotus flower is also mentioned in the Bible. [99] The lotus flower also holds cultural and religious significance in Ismaili Muslim and related South Asian ...
The lotus is a central symbol in many Eastern cultures, which consider it to be one of the most sacred plants in the world. Lotus flowers feature in the oldest Egyptian hieroglyphics, antique ...
The sacred lotus flower is an aquatic perennial plant that typically blooms vibrant petals of pink and white shades. It is one of the most beautiful plants to look at, but the lotus flower thrives ...
Sacred lotus may refer to: Nelumbo nucifera, also known as "Indian lotus" Padma (attribute), Nelumbo nucifera in Indian religions; Lotus throne in Buddhist and Hindu art; Nymphaea caerulea, the "blue lotus" in Ancient Egyptian religion Utpala in Buddhist art; Nymphaea lotus, the "white lotus" in Ancient Egyptian religion
Nymphaea lotus, white lotus or sacred lotus; Nymphaea nouchali, also known as blue or star lotus (sometimes thought to be the same species as Nymphaea caerulea above) Lotus (including bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches), a terrestrial genus with small flowers; Saussurea (snow lotus), a herbaceous species from the Himalayan vicinity
Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo Nashia inaguensis: Bahama berry Neea buxifolia: Tropical boxwood Nothofagus: Southern beeches Olea europaea: Olive, European olive [6]: 70–71 Parthenocissus: Creeper, Boston Ivy Phyllostachys: Bamboo Picea: Spruce Pieris: Andromeda Pinus clausa: Sand Pine Pinus mugo: Mugo Pine, Mountain Pine Pinus parviflora ...