Lotus (padma)

Purity rising unstained from the mud — seat of Lakshmi, Brahma and the Buddha; one of the Eight Auspicious Signs.

Tradition: hindu, buddhist, jain, egyptian · Period: Vedic; Bharhut/Sanchi sculpture (2nd c. BCE)

Figures: Vishnu · The Buddha · Saraswati

Sources

• Sacred lotus in religious art

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