Lotus flower tattoo
A lotus flower tattoo can have numerous meanings.
Whether you are talking about the lotus flower or the lotus blossom: the lotus tattoo is, next to the rose tattoo, one of the most popular floral tattoos - for women and men alike. Not only the beauty of the plant has its share in this, but also the fact that the lotus is considered a sacred flower and that it has numerous meanings far beyond belief.
The lotus takes its name from the Greek. Here it was called "lotus", which means something like treasured plant. It was not until the Latin language that the lotus became a "lotus".
The following types of lotus are known:
Asian or Indian lotus: it blooms in white-pink, is also known as a sacred flower and is said to come from China, from where it spread to India and Southeast Asia.
American lotus: It blooms in yellow and can be found on the Atlantic coast of the USA as far as Mexico.
Egyptian lotus: It flowers white and was a food plant in ancient Egypt.
The importance of lotus flower tattoos
A lotus flower tattoo can have numerous meanings for its wearer:
1. Purity, Faithfulness, Creativity & Enlightenment
The lotus flower, rooted in the mud, never gets dirty due to its surface structure. Dirt or liquid simply rolls off the leaves and flowers. For this reason, the lotus flower is considered a symbol of purity, loyalty, creativity and enlightenment in Asian cultures.
2. love & harmony
In the past, the lotus flower carried its symbolic power through the most diverse regions of the world. In Chinese, for example, the words love and harmonious conjugal bond are associated with the lotus due to their equality of sounds. The lotus flower is therefore also a symbol of a good marriage.
3. Religion & Divinity
In the Buddhist faith the lotus is the symbol for religion. It also stands for the path from the human to the divine.
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