Lotus, also say " lotus " , " lotus " , it is a kind of vivacious hydrophyte flowers, have piece silty and what do not catch is characteristic. Be in " The Book of Songs " in, annulus of Shui Furong be callinged, Shui Zhi, Ze Zhi, water China, water. In opening Yu Yan to heat up summertime water, burning hot express annoyance, water meter is shown cool and refreshing, be in namely vexed world, bring cool and refreshing state, this is the goodness of lotus place token. So, the analogy gets freeing oneself from trouble and lay the person of Yu Foguo Sukhavati, it is lotus is changed unripe.
Lotus expresses to come by trouble kosher, because it grows at mud, broaden at surface, what have a mud and do not catch is deep a meaning. And lotus besides lotus valve, still have seedpod of the lotus, lotus seed, lotus valve, seedpod of the lotus can be viewed and admire, lotus seed but edible; Lotus seed can grow again, help advance somebody's career more lotus.
Period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, as Buddhist introduction, "Lotus " appellation begins to appear. The character and morals of lotus nobleness, with Buddhist the hope does not suffer cultivate oneself according to a religious doctrine of pollution, with great concentration in chaotic times, enter Buddha country thereby the desire of Sukhavati is consistent, because this equipment suffers Buddhist praise highly.
The gradually transmission as buddhism and Sukhavati of lotus an administrative unit in Xizang build with development, buddhist beautification of the natural attribute lotus and analogy of photograph of Buddhist doctrinal, regulation, commandment, what formed pair of lotus gradually is perfect adore. Buddha country is called " lotus bound " , cloister is called " lotus is abandoned " , the cassock of bonze is called " lotus is taken " , fingerprint of bonze travel mode is called " lotus China joins a strike with the palm of the hand " etc, all be specific expression.
We know each article among buddhism has its peculiar meaning. Between these article, the rate giving looking glass that should belong to lotus is top, almost every Budda has throne of a lotus. Say in sutra, terrestrial lotus does not give tens of piece, ethereal lotus does not give hundreds piece, buddhist lotus 1000 valve above.
Current, lotus is in Buddhist by honour for " of " emperor content. Buddhist lotus is indicative and complete the fashion that accords with Oriental culture, halcyon, cheerful, stand aloof with the smile. Amitabha is like lotus, immensity Buddha is like lotus, life also should be like lotus, serene give birth to lotus step by step. Accordingly, lotus place accumulate contain kosher merits and virtues and cool and refreshing wisdom, admire to what the Buddhists esteems forever, for worldly be apt to numerous place loves.
Really, people to lotus love, result from just about its high character and morals, and gift lotus so deep connotation, not be the dot with divine very clear to kind-hearted common people Buddha is changed?
We know lotus only " piece silty and do not catch, wash clear ripples and not bewitching " . Do not know however besides, still have so much meaning. Actually everythings on earth has the implied meaning that belongs to his, just bright little somebody is willing to spend time to unscramble it. This we knew lotus is the real reason of Buddhist emperor content.
