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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

lotus flower

nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land

hasumijiro camellia (Camellia japonica var.)

white magnolia (Magnolia denudata)

Nichiren Shoshu (sect of Buddhism)

garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

White Lotus Society

lotus seed

Shorenin school of calligraphy

lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)

Nichiren school of Buddhism

lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha

lotus seat (under Buddhist statues)

sharing one's lot with another

white lotus

lotus leaf

vulgar

Lotus Sutra

royal water lily

okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

lotus seat (under Buddhist statues)

name of a famous Buddhist nun

Glory to the Sutra

lotus root

lotus pond

alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)

pancake ice

Chinese dunce cap (species of succulent plant, Orostachys iwarenge)

jacana (esp. the pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

to dig up lotus roots

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

ceramic spoon

Camellia japonica 'Benimyorenji' (cultivar of common camellia)

nine gates

bright red

rock pine (Orostachys japonica)

false anemone (Anemonopsis macrophylla)

prickly water lily

water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea)

lotus position (meditation and yoga posture)

wax apple (Syzygium samarangense)

nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)

lotus root-starch dumpling

lotus root

Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum)