Lotus flowers feature in the oldest Egyptian hieroglyphics, antique Chinese ceramics, and Hindu folk stories. “The lotus is revered in many Asian religions, including Buddhism, Hinduism, ...

Buddha’s birth and life Siddhartha was born ... lighted paper lanterns often shaped like lotus flowers that are hung in temples and streets. The faithful perform a bathing ceremony that involves ...

who also holds a lotus flower. This is the first time a female form is acknowledged as divine in the Buddhist realm. This inclusion happens over a 1,000 years after the Buddha’s time.