A lovely flower charm that symbolises so many things. The Egyptians associated the lotus flower with the sun which also disappeared in the night and came back in the morning. The lotus came to symbolize the Sun and creation. In many hieroglyphics the lotus is shown as emerging from Nun - the primordial water - bearing the Sun God.
In Buddhism the lotus is known to be associated with purity, spiritual awakening and faithfulness.
Many of the gods and goddesses of Hinduism are linked to the flower. The goddess of prosperity - Laxmi - is usually depicted as being seated on top of a fully opened lotus flower. Brahma the god of creation is shown as emerging from a lotus that crawls from the Naval of Lord Vishnu.
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