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  2. The Real Meaning and Symbolism Behind the Lotus Flower

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    Unlike lilies, which feature large, leafy pads that float on the water's surface, lotus flowers root deeply in the mud beneath the water. From there, they send their stems upward to reach the ...

  3. Nelumbo nucifera - Wikipedia

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    The lotus is often confused with the true water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, in particular N. caerulea, the "blue lotus." In fact, several older systems, such as the Bentham & Hooker system (which is widely used in the Indian subcontinent), refer to the lotus by its old synonym, Nymphaea nelumbo. [citation needed]

  4. Nelumbo - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Nymphaeaceae - Wikipedia

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    Flowering Barclaya longifolia specimen, Thailand Flower of Victoria cruziana, Santa Cruz water lily Flowering Euryale ferox specimen cultivated in the Botanischer Garten Berlin-Dahlem, Germany Flowering and fruiting Nuphar variegata specimen. Nymphaeaceae (/ ˌ n ɪ m f i ˈ eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) is a family of flowering plants, commonly ...

  6. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.

  7. Nefertem - Wikipedia

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    Nefertem represented both the first sunlight and the delightful smell of the Egyptian blue lotus flower, having arisen from the primal waters within an Egyptian blue water-lily, Nymphaea caerulea. Some of the titles of Nefertem were "He Who is Beautiful" and "Water-Lily of the Sun", and a version of the Book of the Dead says:

  8. Sacred lotus in religious art - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Nymphaea lotus - Wikipedia

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    Nymphaea lotus in Southern India Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis (DC.) Tuzson floating leaf with scale bar (5 cm) on a white background Complete Nymphaea lotus L. specimen with scale bar (50 cm) on a white background. This species of water lily has lily pads that float on the water and blossoms that rise above the water. [citation needed]