The lotus flower is immortal and will appear again in the next year. It symbolizes the immortality of the human soul and the continuous reincarnation. Buddhism regards the lotus as a holy flower, using the lotus as a metaphor for the Buddha, symbolizing that the Buddha was born amidst the worries of life and death and was not disturbed by the worries of life and death.
Seven Treasures Lotus
The general name for the seven kinds of lotus flowers in the Chinese translation of Buddhist scriptures. The meaning of lotus in Indian Sanskrit and Pali Buddhist scriptures is broad, and today’s scientific classification is different, including water lilies of different genera. In fact, there are only two currently classified lotuses in the “Seven Treasure Lotus”, namely red lotus and white lotus, and the remaining five are water lilies. The significant difference between lotus and water lily is that the flowers and leaves of lotus are above the water surface, while the flowers and leaves of water lily float on the water surface.
Human Lotus
In Buddhism, lotus varieties are classified according to the number of petals. This refers to lotus flowers with only more than ten petals.
Tianhua Lotus
The Buddhist middle finger refers to the lotus flower with hundreds of petals. Bodhisattva flower refers to the lotus flower with thousands of petals in Buddhism. This is the most revered thousand-petal lotus in Buddhism, the so-called Buddha Lotus, which is also the symbol of Buddha.
Upala Lotus
Sanskrit transliteration of the Buddhist name of lotus is shortened to Ubolo, also known as Ubolo, Yuboluo, and Ubolo. The free translation is green lotus, Daihua, red lotus, and it is one of the vulgar works please delete.
Chiba white lotus
That is, the multi-petal white lotus, transliterated as Fenduli in Sanskrit, is the largest flower with hundreds of petals, and is also known as the “hundred-leaf flower”. Buddhist scriptures say: This flower is found in the Aunta Pond in the Buddhist country and is difficult to see in the world, so it is also called a “rare flower”. Buddha Sakyamuni called it “the most beautiful flower among people”. The Buddhist scriptures say: Thousands of golden lights flashed out from Sakyamuni’s tongue, and each golden intersection turned into a thousand-leaf white lotus. On each white lotus sat a little Bodhisattva with his legs crossed and his feet upward. Therefore, the thousand-leaf white lotus is the symbol of Buddha. Su Che’s poem “Thousand-leaf White Lotus” of the Song Dynasty: “The lotus is born in the mud, and its pure color is as beautiful as the goddess of heaven. I saw Qianye near the pond, and I was banished and asked why? The sky is unparalleled in the world, and the silver bottle is sent to the Buddha’s place. The clear spring nourishes the fragrance and cleanses it, and provides me with three blessings. Live there day after day. If it wilts and falls on the treasure bed, it should return to Brahma.” Nowadays, white lotuses with petals exceeding 100 leaves in our country include “White Qianye”, “Snow White”, “Yun Lei”, “Jade Bowl” and so on.
Green Lotus
It is named after its green color. The transliteration of Sanskrit is “Youtiluo”. The leaves are narrow and long, small round near the bottom, tapering upward, clear blue and white, and resemble an eye. Buddhism uses it to symbolize the eyes of Bodhisattva, so the eyes of Buddha and Bodhisattva are called “lotus eyes”. Emperor Wen of Liang Dynasty’s “Buddha Statue Inscription”: “The full moon is the face, and the green lotus is in the eyes.” That is to say, the green lotus is used as a metaphor for the Buddha’s eyes. Buddhism also refers to it as a surrogate name for monks and temples. Chen Ziang in the Tang Dynasty wrote in his poem “Rewarding Master Hui Hui in the Forest Spring in Summer”: “When I hear the Tao, I live in white clouds, and there are graceful green lotuses.” That is to say, the green lotus is used to describe the Buddhist temple. Yang Juyuan of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem “It’s bitterly hot in summer, and I went to Renshou Temple with my eldest grandson to enjoy the coolness”: “Because I went to Zhulin Temple, I asked about the Qinglian guest.” The green lotus is used as a metaphor for the monks. Green lotus has appeared in the Tang Dynasty of my country. Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty said in “The Book of Congratulations to Bailong from the Ministry of Rites and the Blue Lotus, Albizia, Lotus Seeds, Cucumbers, etc.”: “Fushi saw the sun coming out of this month…and the green lotus in the Dingli Pond in the west.”
Green Lotus
One of the lotus species. Note 7 of Volume 37 “Lotus Root” in “Changwuzhi Collector’s Notes”: “Bilian – Bilian, one of the varieties of lotus, with a white-green floral cover.” “Flower Mirror”: “The green lotus is clustered with thousands of petals, and the fragrance is rich and lotus-like. Win.” This variety appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Yan Yanzhi of Liu Song’s “Ode to Bi Hibiscus”: “Zhizhi is fragrant and good at exotic water species.” Among the bi lotus varieties currently seen are “Shengxian Bigong”, with double, white, bowl-shaped flowers, with about 103 petals. The tips of the inner petals are green, and the flower diameter is 16 to 20 cm. It can be strong, but the setting rate is low.
Red lotus
Red lotus. Our country has the earliest written records, the most varieties, and the most poems written by poets. “Xizhou Song”: “The doorman didn’t come, so I went out to pick red lotus.”
Nasturtium
Also known as golden hibiscus and land lotus. First seen in Liao Dynasty. “History of the Liao Dynasty Yingwei Zhongzhong”: “Daozong first visits Heishan every year, pays homage to Shengzong and Xingzong’s mausoleum, rewards gold lotus, and goes to Xingzi River to escape the summer heat.” “The Imperial Capital’s Sui Sheng” of the Qing Dynasty records: “June 6 On that day, where the golden lotuses reflected the sun in the mountain villa, there were acres of courtyards, and there were thousands of golden lotuses, unique in the world.” “Guangqun Fangpu” records: Out of Wutai Mountain in Shanxi, there are many outside the Great Wall. The flowers are golden in color, with seven petals and two layers, and the center of the flower is also yellow. , broken pistil, flat and pointed, small and long, with yellow petals surrounding its heart. There are several flowers on one stem, as small as lotus. It blooms in June, and it looks all over the ground. It is golden. In autumn, the flowers do not fall off, and the seeds are like corn. Black, its leaves are green, thin and long, with five or seven tips. “Wutai Mountain Chronicles”: “There are nasturtiums on the mountain, like real gold, rising out of the land. It is said to be the sacred site of Manjusri.” Zha Shenxing’s “Human Sea Chronicles”: “Nasturtium flowers in Wutai Mountain, petals are as small as pond lotus, and color is like Real gold can travel far if exposed to dryness. Those who divide the bones can order tea and place one flower in a pot. The flowers are blooming, fresh and lovely. The retinue goes out of Gubeikou. There are many outside the Great Wall. They bloom in May and June. In autumn, all the stems and plants will wilt.”
Phnom Penh Lotus
That is golden-edged lotus. One of the lotus species. Note 8 of “Lotus Flower” in “Changwu Zhi”: “Phnom Penh and Jin Bian are connected. Jin; this lotus is one of the lotus species. The edge of the perianth is purple-red, while other parts are white.” “Qunfang Pu”: “Phnom Penh The line of color around the lotus is slightly yellow.” “Flower Mirror”: “The brocade edge is white, with a line of red or yellow halo on each side.” The poem “Praise to the Brocade Bianlian” written by Pu Songling in the Qing Dynasty goes: “Elegance and light make-up make the eyes look new, Su Bao The first release brings the lingering spring. The makeup is red and raw, and the green mountains are painted with the effect of the eyebrows. “
Low light lotus
One of the lotus species. Wang Jia of the Jin Dynasty recorded in “Records of Supplementary Materials, Volume 6, Part 6 of the Former Han Dynasty”: “In the first year of the first year of Emperor Zhao’s reign, in the Chuanlin Pond, which was a thousand paces wide, a branch lotus was planted in the middle, with one stem and four leaves, shaped like a parallel canopy, and the leaves bloomed when the sun shone. The low-shaded rhizomes, like sunflower’s guarding feet, are called ‘low-light lotus’. They are really like black pearls. They can be worn as ornaments. The flowers and leaves are difficult to wilt, and the fragrant air spreads for more than ten miles. Eating them will make your breath smell good, and it will benefit you. The pulse is decorated with jewelry. The palace people value it, and they must chew it every time they go to or from banquets. They may cut it to make clothes, or fold it to block the sun for teasing.”
Night Shu Lotus
A kind of lotus with moonrise leaves. Wang Jia of the Jin Dynasty’s “Records of Supplements” records: In the Western Garden of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, “the lotus planted in the canal is as big as a cover, one foot long, and is a gift from the southern country. Its leaves are curled up at night and daytime, and there are four lotuses growing on one stem. It is called ‘ “Yeshuhe’.” It was also recorded by Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, “In the tenth year of Tai (Tai), there was Fuzhiguo offering Wangshucao, which was red in color and had leaves like lotus. When you look close, it looks like a lotus, and when you look far, it looks like a lotus. The lotuses are like a cover. As the saying goes, when the moon rises, the lotus flowers bloom, and when the moon goes down, the leaves curl. It was planted in the palace. Because it passes through the pond a hundred steps wide, it is called “Wangshu Lotus Pond”. At the end of Min (Emperor Sima Ye of the Jin Dynasty) , moved into the lake, the Hu people returned the seeds to the lake, and now they are gone, and the pond is filled up.”
lotus flower
That is, lotus head, also known as lotus lotus, one of the lotus varieties. Note 3 of “Lotus Root Flower” in “Changwu Zhi”: “The flower head turns into petals and separates into two heads, and it looks like two flowers growing on one stem.” “Qunfangpu”: “Bingtoulian grew in Xuanpu during the Jin Dynasty and Taihe period. It is called ‘Jialian’. It is found in this place. It is the easiest to grow. It can harm other species, so it should be planted alone.” “Songshu·He Rui” “Zhi” records: “In the seventh month of the seventh year of Emperor Wen’s Yuanjia reign (AD 430), there were two lotuses and one pedicle in Jiankang’s famous Yeyan Lake.”
Lotus with parallel stems
That is the head lotus. Because it looks like a lotus stem with two lotus flowers growing on its head, it is named Bingpedi. People use it to describe a loving couple or friendly sisters. Wang Bo’s “Lotus Picking Song”: “Pull the flowers to pity the stems, and break the lotus roots to love the silk threads.” The lotus stems and the lotus roots are continuous, which is a metaphor for the intimate love between men and women and the inseparability of loving couples. Shao Yong’s poem “Bingdilian” of the Song Dynasty: “The twin sisters Chanjuan of the Han Dynasty and the two immortals Miao Miao on the rooftop were full of wind at that time, and they were relegated to the human world to be Ruilian.” Borrowing from the incident of Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao of the Eastern Han Dynasty when they entered the rooftop and met the two immortals, they will Bintilian is likened to a pair of sisters.
Albizia lotus
That is, Albizia Julibrissinus, also known as Bingdilian. People compare it to a loving couple or sisters. “Acacia Lotus” written by Weizhuang of the Tang Dynasty: “Yu Shun went on a tour to the south but never returned. The two concubines swore to each other to die on the Yangtze River, leaving the eternal fragrant soul in the sky, forming a double flower and one branch.”
Concentric Lotus
That is, Bingtoulian, also known as Tongxin hibiscus. The Yuefu song of the Southern Dynasty “Song of the Four O’clock in the Midnight – Summer Song”: “Green lotus covers the green water, and the hibiscus is red and fresh. There are lotus roots with mixed roots below, and lotus flowers with the same heart on the top.” Liang Zhuchao’s “Ode to the Lotus with the Same Heart”: “Before it reaches the top of the clear pond, The red canals come out of the house together. The sun separates the shadows of the two stems, and the wind combines the fragrance of the two flowers.” Du Gongzhan of the Sui Dynasty “Ode to the Hibiscus of the Same Heart”: “The lotus blossoms are shining brightly, and the pavilions emerge from the water. One stem attracts the green, and the two shadows share the red. … The name lotus can be recited since then, and the two hearts are the same.” “Ode to the Lotus of the Same Heart” by Xu Yanbo of the Tang Dynasty: “Since I am looking for a lover of the same heart, I will pick the lotus of the same heart again. The lotus roots can be crisp when broken, and the flowers and leaves are round.”
Final Thoughts
There may be more types of Buddhist lotuses and will be updated later. We are all Buddhist disciples and we all love lotus flowers.
