Why are lotus Blossoms considered sacred?

Where did the idea come from?

Why are lotus Blossoms considered sacred?
In Hinduism, the lotus (Sanskrit: padma) primarily represents beauty and non-attachment. The lotus is rooted in the mud but floats on the water without becoming wet or muddy. This symbolizes how how one should live in the world in order to gain release from rebirth: without attachment to one's surroundings.



"One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water."

-- Bhagavad Gita 5.10





The lotus (Sanskrit and Tibetan padma) is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols and one of the most poignant representations of Buddhist teaching.

The roots of a lotus are in the mud, the stem grows up through the water, and the heavily scented flower lies pristinely above the water, basking in the sunlight. This pattern of growth signifies the progress of the soul from the primeval mud of materialism, through the waters of experience, and into the bright sunshine of enlightenment.



Though there are other water plants that bloom above the water, it is only the lotus which, owing to the strength of its stem, regularly rises eight to twelve inches above the surface.
Reply:they never die - they are continuously reborn rite there ontop of the water. thus they have achieved

a symbolical form of nirvana - a buddhist idea of heaven - because they remind us of that - they are considered sacred.
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Reply:In yoga, lotus is always considered as the seat of kundalini power. In spiritual sadhanas, one cannot do without the symbols of lotus. Lotus is an ideal flower to symbolise the blossoming of the kundalini energy, which as the twilight grows into noon, as the bud blossoms into a flower, represents the blossoming/awakening of kundlini in mooladhara.