The Buddhist Lotus Symbol

In Buddhism the lotus flower is one of the most touching display Buddhist teachings and is one of the eight auspicious simbola.Lotos flower has a strong smell nice and just flat water plant on a regular basis to grow eight to twelve inches above the surface. This flower has inspired many people through out the many cultures, it is small, but strong, deeply rooted carring symbolism.

Lotus Buddhism is best to recognize the motif is used in all kinds of Buddhist art of all Buddhist cultures. Scrolling lotuses often embellish Buddhist textiles, ceramics and architecture. They can also be found in the many symbols, where the number of pedals is a great važnosti.Obrazac growth of the lotus flower the progress of the soul. The roots of the lotus flower grows out of primeval mud of materialism, then the stem grows up through the water experience, where lies pristinely above the water, and basks in the sunshine of enlightenment.

According to scientists, "in esoteric Buddhism, the heart is like unopened lotus:. When the virtues of the Buddha to develop in him, lotus flower, which is why the Buddha sits on a lotus blossom," Nearly every important Buddhist deity can be connected in some manner with the lotus, or sitting on a lotus in full bloom or holding in their hands. Some pictures standing Buddha will go so far as to have each foot rests on a separate lotus.

final color of the lotus is important that the symbolism associated with it. White Lotus is a state of spiritual perfection and total mental purity. It is affiliated with the White Tara that will declare her perfect nature, a quality that is reinforced by the color of his body. Pink is the supreme lotus, generally reserved for the highest deity. Of course it is connected with the Great Buddha himself. Red signifies the original nature and purity of heart. This is the lotus of love, compassion, passion and all the other qualities of the heart. It is a flower Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva suosjećanja.Plava Lotus is a symbol of victory of spirit over the senses, and signifies the wisdom of knowledge. This is the preferred flower of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of wisdom.