莲花——寓意（Lotus - meaning）.doc

莲花——寓意（Lotus - meaning） Lotus, also known as lotus. It is a symbol of Buddhist classics and Buddhist art that is often mentioned and seen. Lotus is closely related to Buddhism because it is associated with many legends of Shakya Muni. It is said that Shakya Muni is the celestial bodhisattva, from birth to Kapilavastu Suddhodana. King Suddhodana queen mayadevi, looks like a fairy as beautiful, gentle and virtuous, the king is as deep as the sea. Mayadevi recalled the wedding night, she saw the dim distance of a man riding a white elephant came up to her and became smaller, drill into her belly from her right ribs. There was a vague feeling in her mind that the Bodhisattva had turned into a white elephant. After the pregnant mayadevi face, slightly flushed, the color bright green collar lace like a lotus, her face like a blooming lotus. Later in the Maya Suoluo Buddha was born, birds singing and singing empty cluster, Tianle four seasons, flowers are blooming together, especially in the marsh suddenly open a big car like the lotus like cover. The Buddha was born, he stood on a lotus, a finger, a finger, and said: heaven, overweening. This day is April 8th, and later became a Buddhist Buddha festival. Shakya Muni consciousness into the road, the beginning of the seat north, around the tree walk, watch trees through the line, when it was a step lotus, a total of 18 lotus. When he preached argument, sit is Lotus, lotus posture is sitting, is legs crossed, Zuxin up. The world, plum chaste, unyielding; orchid fragrance, fresh and elegant; bamboo Festival, green chrysanthemum; alone, and I was alone in different poses and with different expressions, the Buddha like lotus. This is because the ancient India had refined atmosphere. People suffer from the hot climate of the land, especially for the lotus flowers which are open in spring and summer, and they are pleasant and fresh and gratifying. So Buddhism from the start-up time, pay attention to smooth folk psychology in orde