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

View of Brighton Pavilion and the lily pond in high summer, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of Giant Lilies Pond in Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Juvenile Wattled Jacanas (Jacana jacana) walking on waterlilies leaves with open wings, Manu National Park, Peruvian Amazon, Peru, South America

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

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

Dongling Monastery with the lotus pond in the foreground. Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China. First established in 384A.D., the monastery was destroyed and rebuilt many times.

Bronze lotus, a symbol of the monastery, hanging from the roofs of Dongling Monastery, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China. First established in 384A.D., the monastery was destroyed and rebuilt many times.

Royal Flora Ratchaphruek Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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

Wat Rong Khun, the famous White Temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand

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

Queen Victoria's water lily (Victoria amazonica), on the Rio Pixaim, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

Making a prayer offering with lotus flowers at a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka, Asia

Giant lilies, Botanical Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

The Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflected in the Lotus Pool, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

The lotus flower shaped ArtScience Museum overlooking Marina Bay and the financial district skyline, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera), near the village of Kampong Tralach, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A large group of Victoria water lily (Victoria amazonica), on Rio El Dorado, Nauta, Peru, South America

Lakshmi, one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty and prosperity, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Water lily, Botanical Gardens of Villa Taranto, Verbania, Lake Maggiore, Verbania Cusio Ossola district, Piedmont, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

Pagoda of Seven Days, Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, Eurasia

A purple Lily (Nympia stellata), flowering in the Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve, Sri Lanka, Asia

View of Giant Lilies Pond in Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Aquatic plants section, Botanical Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

View of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Lotus Mahal, Hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Karnataka, India, Asia

Buddha in lotus position, Wat Yai Chai Monghon, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fountain at Lenin Square, Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, Eurasia

Pink lotus, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

View of Brighton Pavilion and the lily pond in high summer, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ueno Park in autmn, Lotus Lake with Shinobazunoike Benten-do Temple, Shinobazuno Pond, Ueno, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

The Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflected in the Lotus Pool, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

An Egyptian white water-lily (Nymphaea lotus) growing in the rainforest at Playa Blanca, Costa Rica, Central America

An Egyptian white water-lily (Nymphaea lotus) growing in the rainforest at Playa Blanca, Costa Rica, Central America

Lotus flower hearts in the vegetable market, Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A large group of Victoria water lily (Victoria amazonica), on the Yarapa River, Nauta, Peru, South America

Pond filled with lotus, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

View of Giant Lilies Pond in Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Lotus Mahal, Hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Karnataka, India, Asia

Woman pulling lotus strands from lotus stems, to be spun into thread, Ko Than hlaing Weaving, Inpawkhan, Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Lotus Mahal, Hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Karnataka, India, Asia

Pond filled with lotus, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

View of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Buddhist woman, Phat Quang Buddhist temple, temple pond with stones and water lilies, Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pink lotus blossoms in Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Lotus Mahal, Hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Karnataka, India, Asia

The One Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot), built in 1049 to resemble a lotus blossom, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Painted walls, traditional lotus based columns and stained glass window, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Mural of the doctrine of the Buddha blossoming like a lotus, by the monk painter, Khrua In Kong, first Thai painter to adopt the true three-dimensional perspective technique, The Ordination Hall at Wat Bowornivet, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Siddartha Gautama's mother dreaming of a white elephant presenting her with a lotus flower, before the Buddha's birth, depited in the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Traditional Vietnamese Lotus dance, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Great vow shrine, Fo Guang Shan temple, the biggest Buddhist temple in Europe, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Lotus farmer, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steamed rice dumpling in lotus leaf, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Baha'i House of Worship, Lotus Temple, Delhi, India, Asia

Lotus for sale, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha in a lotus leaf, Paris, France, Europe

Bahai Lotus Temple, Delhi, India, Asia

Buddhist banner, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Lotus farmer, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman with lotus flower, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman with lotus flower, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, 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

Bodhgaya, kalachakra, india. holiness 14th dalai lama conferring giving kalachakra initiation in sarnath, india. Because of profundity, kalachakra initiation be bestowed only by most realized of tibets lamas. Rays of lightÀÜat heart of lama-inseparable from kalachakra-draw in. Entering mouth pass through center of body, through vajra path enter mothers lotus, melting into a luminous drop which dissolves into emptiness. From within emptiness arises a jewel from which arise as a deity embraced by consort mamaki.

Kalchakra initiation. holiness 14th dalai lama conferring giving kalachakra initiation in bodgaya, india. Because of profundity, kalachakra initiation be bestowed only by most realized of tibets lamas. Rays of light at heart of lama-inseparable from kalachakra-draw in. Entering mouth pass through center of body, through vajra path enter mothers lotus, melting into a luminous drop which dissolves into emptiness. From within emptiness arises a jewel from which arise as a deity embraced by consort mamaki. -instructions visualization in kalachakra tantra

Thailand woman praying while she holds a lotus flower, ancient buddhist temple and stupa of phra pathom chedi, nakhon pathom

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

India. Lotus. When finally your life forces disintegrate, watch elements of body dissolve, then, like remeeting an friend, eagerly greet clear light of death.,seventh dalai lama, advice to an abboto

Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Lotus Flower and the Helix bridge at dusk in Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lotus in a pond, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Myanmar lotus flower

Thailand lotus blossom

Thailand lotus flower

Myanmar lotus flower

Pavilion of Absolute Perfection on Lotus Pond, Nan Lian Garden, Diamond Hill, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Man playing flute at Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Asia

Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Asia

Lotus flowers along the East Coast Road near Pondicherry India

Interior of Chi-ming-tang Temple, Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Asia

Hibiscus and paradise lotus flowers in a teak water container, used to wash the hands, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Asia

Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Asia

Myanmar lotus flower

Statue of Taoist God Xuan-tian-shang-di, Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Asia

Offerings, in Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai, Thailand

People praying, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Temple of Chiang Mai, Thailand

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

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

Young woman sits in lotus pose in the stairs up to the Ancient City of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

Young woman sits in lotus pose in the stairs up to the Ancient City of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

Young woman sits in lotus pose in the stairs up to the Ancient City of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

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

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

Portait of attractive young spanish woman in nature

Young woman meditating in Lotus yoga pose, on a mountain

Attractive short haired woman practices yoga in nature