In Egyptian folklore, the lotus flower opens to release the sun in the morning and closes to cradle it at night
In Egyptian folklore, the lotus flower opens to release the sun in the morning and then closes to cradle it at night.
The lotus flower symbolizes purity, spiritual awakening, and overcoming adversity
The lotus flower symbolizes purity, spiritual awakening, and overcoming adversity. Several religions and belief systems respect the lotus for its overall symbolism of beauty and growth.
The white lotus represents purity because it grows from mud but is still beautiful
The white lotus represents purity since it is rooted in mud but rises above the murk to bloom—basically it grows from mud but is still beautiful
As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world.
Buddah
In Buddhist beliefs, Buddah arrived on top of the lotus and the flower grows in his footprints
In Buddhist beliefs, Buddah arrived on top of the lotus and the flower grows in his footprints
Lotus flowers can regulate their temperature like mammals—maintaining a stable internal heat to attract pollinators
Unlike most flowers, they can regulate their temperature like mammals. They maintain a stable internal heat (around 86–95°F) to attract pollinators and to protect their reproductive parts.
Lotus flowers typically bloom between the months of June through August.
Learn more
>> https://www.nps.gov/keaq/learn/nature/lotus.htm
>> http://www.buddhistsymbols.org/lotusflowers.html
>> https://buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/l/lotus.html
>> https://www.lotusflowermeaning.net/Chinese-lotus-flower.php
