🪷 Lotus

Lotus - Symbol of Purity

The lotus flower symbolizes purity, enlightenment, and spiritual awakening. It grows from mud yet remains unstained, representing the potential for enlightenment within samsara. Different colored lotuses have different meanings.

🔗 Related Across the Mythos

Archetype
🪷 SACRED FLOWER / PURITY SYMBOL

The lotus embodies the Sacred Flower archetype - a universal symbol of purity arising from impurity, spiritual awakening blooming from the mud of worldly existence.

See parallels: Egyptian lotus, Hindu padma, Rose Cross →
Cross-Cultural Parallels
🕉️ Hindu Lotus → Seat of deities 🏺 Egyptian Lotus → Creation and rebirth
Within Buddhist Tradition
🙏 Avalokiteshvara → Holds lotus flower ☸️ Buddhist Symbols → Sacred iconography ✨ Nirvana → Purity lotus represents