The lotus is a plant of the water lily family. It is one of the most common motifs in Buddhist temples. Indeed, depictions of the flowers are found almost everywhere, from paintings and statues of the ...

The sacred lotus flower is an aquatic perennial plant that typically blooms vibrant petals of pink and white shades. It is one of the most beautiful plants to look at, but the lotus flower thrives in ...

Lotus flowers are deeply steeped in Buddhist traditions, and these beautiful flowers are also often used by Yellow Bitterns. Discover more about this species, which has become increasingly elusive in ...

The lotus is the most frequently mentioned symbol of Buddhism and was destined to be bound with Buddhism from the very beginning since it is in many of the tales about Sakyamuni, the founder of ...

BANGKOK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of Thai devotees lined the banks of a river winding through Bangkok on Thursday to hurl lotus flowers onto a barge carrying a golden Buddha to celebrate the end of ...

BOOK OF THE DAY: The Lotus Quest: In Search of the Sacred FlowerBy Mark Griffiths Chatto Windus 338 pp, £20. RECENT YEARS have seen a series of books of popular botany devoted to just one plant type.