In India and East Asia, where it is native, the lotus became deeply intertwined with religious and philosophical beliefs, representing the human journey toward spiritual enlightenment.” Here's a ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...