Posts Tagged ‘Lotus’

The lotus flower is highly valued in the East as much as the rose is adored in the West. Generally they can bear the same symbolical meaning. As the lotus emerges from the murky depths so does the rose appear amongst sharp thorns. The lotus flower has its origin from Egypt, and has played a ... Full story

Do you know that •    In Buddhism the Lotus flower is considered to be a sacred.  Being one of the eight fortunate signs of Buddhism.  The lotus flower with 8 petals is used in Buddhist mandalas, sygnifying cosmic harmony, a thousand-petals- Lotus denotes spiritual illumination. A famous Buddhist mantra, "Om mane padme," relates to the ... Full story