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I believe that the lotus is a flower that can grow even in mud. Thus symbolizing that we can all achieve enlightment.

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What does the lotus flower reperesent?

The lotus flower represents a few different things. To the Buddhists and Hindus, the lotus represents purity and beauty. To the ancient Egyptians, the lotus represented rebirth and the Sun.


How does a lotus flower link to dukkha?

A symbol of purity and divine birth, the lotus flower grows in mud at the bottom of a pool, but rises above the surface becoming a beautiful flower. Buddhists teach this is how people should rise above the dukkha, or suffering. Also, the beautiful flower soon withers and dies. This teaches of impermanence in the material world.


What is the spiritual symbolism of the lotus flower and the history of the lotus flower?

In the Hindu religion, the Lotus flower is an flower that with every god and goddess. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu, holds the lotus flower. Other Goddess and God holds the lotus flower. The Lotus Flower is the symbol of Peace.The Lotus was an important symbol for Ancient Egypt because it is the only flower which fruits and flowers at the same time. They considered it a symbol of creation, the sun, and rebirth.In Christianity, the white lotus symbolizes the Virgin Mary.Japanese tattoo artists use the lotus along with koi fish to symbolize luck.


What country's national symbol is the lotus flower?

India


The white lotus flower is the symbol of whom?

Sarasvati.


Why is the lotus flower a symbol?

because it is considered very sacred


Is the lotus flower a symbol of new start?

Yes, the lotus flower a symbol of new start, in that one of its meanings is that of rebirth. It represents rebirth both in the figurative and literal sense, as in reincarnation.


Is the red rose the symbol of Bangladesh?

No its not. The national symbol of flower is Lotus (Water Lilly, Shapla)


Why is the lotus flower important to Buddhists?

The symbolic meaning of the Lotus was first taught by the Buddha as a teaching tool on how the mind can be transformed. He said that our minds are like a Lotus flower. It starts it's life in the mud, which a analogy for samsara, the imperfect and troubled world, but as it seeks the light it grows and transformed into a beautiful flower that floats above the muck like an enlightened mind is unfazed by the trials and tribulations of life.


Make a sentence using the word lotus?

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The national flower of India is the symbol of which party?

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What is the meaning of th lotus flower in buddishm?

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