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Phot.Bombay.Lotus.Red.01.030316.6685.jpg
India, Mumbai, Red Lotus.
For the Buddhists, Lotus symbolizes the most exalted state of man, his head held high, pure & undefiled in the sun, his feet rooted in the world of experience.
The lotus is one of Buddhism's best-recognized motifs & appears in all kinds of Buddhist art across all Buddhist cultures. Scrolling lotuses often embellish Buddhist textiles, ceramics & architecture.
Important Buddhist deities are associated in some manner with the lotus, seated upon either a lotus in full bloom or holding one in their hands. In some images of standing Buddhas rests each foot on a separate lotus.
The lotus does not grow in Tibet & so Tibetan art has only stylized versions of it, yet it appears frequently with Tibetan deities & among the Eight Auspicious Symbols.
The colour of the lotus has an important bearing on the symbolism associated with it;
White Lotus characterises the state of spiritual perfection & total mental purity.
Pink Lotus, the supreme lotus, generally reserved for the highest deity. Thus, naturally it is associated with the Great Buddha himself.
Red Lotus signifies the original nature purity of the heart. It is the lotus of love, compassion, passion all other qualities of the heart.
Blue Lotus is a symbol of the victory of the spirit over the senses & signifies the wisdom of knowledge.
Lotus is also an extreme resourceful plant, the flower, besides religious importance in Asia, adds to a beautiful decoration, the seeds & the stalks find use mainly in Asian cuisine & the leaves helps science for studies to produce water or dust resistant material.
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Phot.Bombay.Lotus.Red.01.030316.6685.jpg
India, Mumbai, Red Lotus.
For the Buddhists, Lotus symbolizes the most exalted state of man, his head held high, pure & undefiled in the sun, his feet rooted in the world of experience.
The lotus is one of Buddhism's best-recognized motifs & appears in all kinds of Buddhist art across all Buddhist cultures. Scrolling lotuses often embellish Buddhist textiles, ceramics & architecture.
Important Buddhist deities are associated in some manner with the lotus, seated upon either a lotus in full bloom or holding one in their hands. In some images of standing Buddhas rests each foot on a separate lotus.
The lotus does not grow in Tibet & so Tibetan art has only stylized versions of it, yet it appears frequently with Tibetan deities & among the Eight Auspicious Symbols.
The colour of the lotus has an important bearing on the symbolism associated with it;
White Lotus characterises the state of spiritual perfection & total mental purity.
Pink Lotus, the supreme lotus, generally reserved for the highest deity. Thus, naturally it is associated with the Great Buddha himself.
Red Lotus signifies the original nature purity of the heart. It is the lotus of love, compassion, passion all other qualities of the heart.
Blue Lotus is a symbol of the victory of the spirit over the senses & signifies the wisdom of knowledge.
Lotus is also an extreme resourceful plant, the flower, besides religious importance in Asia, adds to a beautiful decoration, the seeds & the stalks find use mainly in Asian cuisine & the leaves helps science for studies to produce water or dust resistant material.
Fehler! Hyperlink-Referenz ungültig.👉 One World one Dream,
🙏...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over
16 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments