Picture of Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and consort of Lord Vishnu, sitting holding lotus flowers, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Painting of lotus flower, sword of knowledge and sacred text, Kopan monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), Buddha statue in a lotus position, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), at sunrise in Kampong Tralach, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lotus Temple, a Bahai House of Worship in New Delhi, India

Lotus Temple, a Bahai House of Worship in New Delhi, India

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), at sunrise in Kampong Tralach, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hand and lotus flower, Guan Yin (Quan Am) (Bodhisattva) (Goddess of Compassion), Cau Dung Pagoda, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, monks pray under illuminated Buddha statue annually at Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand

Quan Am Phat Dai Buddhist temple, Quan Am (Quanyin) (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Pilgrim priests beside the sacred lake, where a lotus thrown by the Hindu god Brahma landed, Pushkar, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Mandala mudra, kalachakra, bodhgaya, india. A mandala mudra is a sacred form or diagram of universe collective consciousness. Mandala means essence, la means container; a mandala contains essence of religion possesses great power, gathering within itself forces of universe. Symbolizing both mind body of buddha, mandala represents order harmony achieved by a truly enlightened mind. Hail to jewel in lotus. Nothing at will is born nothing at will there is nothing that is bound there is nothing liberated.,mahasiddha savarip

Lotus Temple of the Bahai faith, New Delhi, India.

Lotus Temple of the Bahai faith, New Delhi, India.

Buddha statues inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Buddha statue inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

monk meditating in lotus position, sunrise, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Monk meditating in lotus position, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist Mountain, Hubai Province, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, Birthplace of Tai Chi, China

Buddha appearing in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

prayer service in Qiyuan Monastery with high ranking monks, Jiuhua Shan Village, Zhiyuan Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Anhui province, China, Asia

dining hall altar with Buddha statue and plastic lotus flowers, Jiuhua Shan Village, Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Candles in form of lotus flowers, Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Buddha appears in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Sadhu in lotus position, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) capsule, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France