佛教为什么如此推崇莲花呢?这主要有两方面的原因:一、佛教产生于印度,印度地方气候炎热。荷花盛开于夏,给人们带来凉爽和美的享受。人们对于这种夏季暑热时盛开的美艳之花,自然十分喜爱,因此在印度的文学作品特别是民间流传的民间文学作品中,莲花都是美好、善良、圣洁、宽容大度的象征。这类故事非常之多,影响很深,如《莲花王子的故事》,便将道德高尚、善良、正直、奉行为王十法(布施、持戒、慷慨、正直、和蔼、自制、忌怒、忌杀、宽容和大度)的好国花比作莲花。《莲花王的故事》说莲花王为了拯救百姓的饥荒,他跳进恒河之中,变成一条大赤鱼,告诉百姓割他的肉吃,他的肉割了以后又生起来,这样坚持了十二年,他用自己的肉供养全国百姓,度过长达十二年之久的灾荒。《鹿母莲花夫人》的故事,说鹿母莲花夫人每走一步,脚后立即现出一朵美丽的莲花,她一胎生下五百个童男,个个都是俊美的大力士,均是保卫国家的英雄,因此鹿母莲花夫人成了能多生美男的象征。
Why does Buddhism respect lotus so much? There are two main reasons for this: first, Buddhism originated in India, where the climate is hot. Lotus blooms in summer, bringing people cool and beautiful enjoyment. People are very fond of the beautiful flowers blooming in the summer heat, so in Indian literature, especially in folk literature, lotus is a symbol of beauty, kindness, holiness and tolerance. There are so many such stories with profound influence. For example, the story of the prince of lotus, compares the flower of the United States with the flower of the United States, which has high morality, kindness, integrity and pursues the ten laws of being the king (giving, keeping precepts, generosity, integrity, kindness, self-control, avoiding anger, killing, tolerance and magnanimity). "The story of the lotus king" says that in order to save the people's famine, the lotus King jumped into the Ganges River and became a big red fish. He told the people to cut his meat and eat it. After cutting his meat, he was born again. This lasted for 12 years. He used his meat to feed the people of the whole country and spent 12 years of famine. The story of "the lady of the lotus of the deer mother" says that every step the lady of the lotus of the deer mother takes, a beautiful lotus appears immediately after her feet. She gives birth to five hundred boys, each of whom is a handsome Hercules and a hero defending the country. Therefore, the lady of the lotus of the deer mother has become a symbol of being able to give birth to more beautiful men.
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