In Buddhism, lotus is used as a metaphor. The Buddha's seat is called "lotus seat" or "Lotus platform"; the posture of the initial position of the joint, i.e. the position of two legs crossed, feet on the opposite thighs, feet and hearts upward, is called lotus sitting posture; the Western Paradise publicized by Buddhism is compared to the pure lotus realm, so it is called "Lotus state"; the scene of the Western Paradise described in the Amitabha Sutra is: "there are seven treasure pools in the land of bliss, BA Gongde water The lotus in the pool is as big as a wheel. " Therefore, the Buddhist kingdom is called "Lotus kingdom"; the Buddhist temple is called "Lotus Temple". "Cha" is Sanskrit, that is, the pure land in the West. It is called "Lotus Temple" because it is entrusted by the lotus for the past life. The chanting Buddha is called "Lotus foetus", which means living in the lotus, as in the mother's foetus. The Buddha's eye is called "Lotus eye", and the green lotus is compared with the beauty of the Buddha's eye. The eight leaf heart lotus in the chest is called "Lotus Palace", which is the lotus like realm in the heart. The hand of Sakyamuni is called "Lotus hand" "Lotus ring" refers to monks and nuns receiving the precepts; cassock of monks and nuns is called "Lotus clothes, which means pure and free from miscellaneous meanings; wisdom of wonderful observation in the five wisdom is called" Lotus wisdom "; those who are good at saying are called" lotus on the tongue "; those who are happy through hard work are called" Lotus returning to the house "; Lotus Sutra of wonderful method is short for" fahua Sutra ", which is a metaphor of lotus and symbolizes the purity and elegance of doctrines; Donglin temple in the Eastern Jin Dynasty The earliest Buddhist Association founded by master Huiyuan in China is called "Lotus Society"; the Buddhist Pure Land patriarch advocates to reach the pure land of lotus in the west through practice, so it is also called "Lotus clan". In a word, lotus has an indissoluble relationship with Buddhism. Buddhism is represented by lotus in many places. It can be said that lotus is Buddha and Buddha is lotus.
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