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Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters. In Greek mythology, lotophages or the lotus-eaters (Ancient Greek: λωτοφάγοι, romanized: lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree off of coastal Libya (Island of Djerba), [1] [2] a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain.
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 ...
Saussurea laniceps (common name cotton-headed snow lotus, simplified Chinese: 绵头雪兔子; traditional Chinese: 綿頭雪兔子; lit. 'cotton head(ed) snow rabbit') is a rare snow lotus found only in the Himalayas including southwest China (in Sikkim in India and in Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan in China). It might also occur in northern Burma.
If you're not so creative, keep images of the lotus flower in your home! Many people in South Asia keep photos, paintings and drawings of lotuses with iterations referring to the gods, Buddhas and ...
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.
About 70% of lotus for human consumption is produced in China. In 2005, the cultivation area in China was estimated at 300,000 hectares (740,000 acres). [28] A majority of lotus production takes place in managed farming systems in ponds or flooded fields like rice. [38] The most widely used system is crop rotation with rice and vegetables.
The lotus tree (Ancient Greek: λωτός, lōtós) is a plant that is referred to in stories from Greek and Roman mythology. The lotus tree is mentioned in Homer 's Odyssey as bearing a fruit that caused a pleasant drowsiness, and which was said to be the only food of an island people called the Lotophagi or lotus-eaters .
To lessen the uncanny valley effect — the eerie sensation people feel when faced with something artificial but nearly human — Tse does a great deal of post-production work. “I don’t like ...