I also want to know what is Buddhist culture.
Buddhism says that "bloom sees Buddha's nature". This flower means lotus, and blooming means that the yogi has reached a certain level of wisdom. For example, when people have a lotus state of mind, they will show Buddha nature. With the improvement of spiritual realm, this indestructible body grows bigger and bigger, and the lotus platform also grows up; When it is finally finished, it is as big as your own body and integrated. At this time, some psychics can see that there are two bodies in the body of the yogi. This is why Buddhism uses lotus as a symbol of practice, which is a metaphor for the root cause of practice.
Lotus is closely related to Buddhism. It can be said that lotus is a symbol of Buddhism. Walking into the Buddhist temple, you can see the image of lotus everywhere. In the Hall of the Great Hero, the Buddha sits on the lotus throne, with kind eyes and drooping lotus eyes. Amitabha, avalokitesvara, avalokitesvara and the three saints of the west are also sitting on the lotus. Some of the other Bodhisattvas hold lotus flowers, some step on them, or make lotus gestures, or throw lotus flowers at the world.
Temple walls, algae wells, railings, sacred tents, tables, sachets and worship mats are also engraved, painted or sewn with various beautiful lotus patterns. Lotus represents holiness and beauty. In Buddhist stories, Sakyamuni's mother has big eyes as beautiful and clear as lotus. When Prince Siddhartha was born, there were eight auspicious signs in the palace, one of which was a Bai Lianhua as big as a wheel growing in the pool.
In Buddhism, there are countless words that use lotus as a metaphor. The Buddha is called "Lotus" or "Lotus Platform"; The western paradise is compared to the pure lotus realm, so it is called "lotus state"; The Amitabha Sutra describes the western paradise in this way: "There are seven treasure pools in Ba Ding Shui, and the lotus in the pool is as big as a wheel." Therefore, it is called "the country of lotus"; Buddhist temples are called "Lotus Temple". "Brake" is Sanskrit, which means pure land. Lotus is entrusted to past lives, so it is called "Lotus Brake".
People who read Buddha are called "lotus fetus", which means living in lotus flowers, such as in the mother's womb; The Buddha's eye is called "lotus eye", and utpala is used to compare the beauty of the Buddha's eye; The lotus with eight leaves on its chest is called "Lotus Palace", that is, the lotus-like realm in its heart; Sakyamuni's hand is called "Lotus Hand"; Monks and nuns call it "Lotus Ring".
Monks and nuns' robes are called "lotus clothes", which means clean and free from impurities; The wonderful observation wisdom among the five intelligences is called "lotus wisdom"; Call people who are good at saying things "lotus on the tip of the tongue"; It is said that it is asceticism and joy is "returning to the house to have a lotus"; The Buddhist sutra "The Lotus Sutra" is called "Hokkekyo" for short, which is a metaphor of lotus and symbolizes the purity and elegance of teachings. The earliest Buddhist association in China, founded by Hui Yuan of Tuolin Temple in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is called "Lotus Society". The pure land Sect of Buddhism advocates reaching the pure land of lotus in the west through practice, so it is also called "Lotus Sect".
Lotus peanuts in the mud, just like living in a muddy world, will be attacked by many evils and filth. Buddhism requires people not to be disturbed and influenced by the evil and filth in the world. Like a lotus, it is the most beautiful symbol to "emerge from the mud without being stained" and produce clean and beautiful flowers. Buddha often compares lotus nature to Buddha nature.
"On Great Wisdom Explain the First Lotus" says: "Lotus, for example, comes from sludge. Although its color is fresh and good, its source is unclean. " "From Chapter 42" says: "I am a Samana, and I am in a troubled world. I want to be like a lotus without being polluted. " The Great Brahma King who saved the world was also born sitting on the Golden Lotus in Chiba. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas also sit on the lotus platform or hold lotus flowers in their hands, expressing the pure and uncontaminated realm of Buddha from the world.