LOTUS / LOTOS kigo

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669788.post-1118648318253382732005-06-13T00:23:00.000-07:002009-06-12T23:47:32.536-07:00LOTUS / LOTOS kigo<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/">[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO　　TOP . ]</a> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: white 0pt outset; BORDER-TOP: white 0pt outset; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: white 0pt outset; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-BOTTOM: white 0pt outset; mso-padding-alt: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; mso-cellspacing: 0mm" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="655" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BORDER-TOP: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; BACKGROUND: #ffccff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt inset; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt inset" width="100%"><center> manifold fingers bending in prayer - lotus in the pond <img height="255" src="http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/worldkigo/imgs/b/f/bf2b6d19.jpg" width="400" /> </center><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></td></tr></tbody></table> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Quote from The Art of Chinese Brush Painting The sacred Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, is an extreme important spiritual symbol in Eastern religions. It represents purity, divine wisdom, and the individual's progress from the lowest to the highest state of consciousness. When Chan (Zen) Buddhism bloomed in China, the lotus did not lose stature, but Buddhist art became more subdued, and the use of color in depictions of the lotus declined. After the Song dynasty, folk culture grabbed hold of the lotus with gusto, giving it symbolic meaning that was no longer purely religious. Down to the present, even if Chinese don't understand the Lotus Sutra or lotus-related Zen esoterica, they will surely know that you light lotus lanterns on the Ghost Festival and that Songzi Niangniang allowed the Gold Boy and Jade Girl to get on a lotus and float to the world of men. In which case it's not hard to imagine that a small lotus pedestal can remove bad karma, direct souls of the deceased to proceed with reincarnation, and help cultivate one's inner spirit. <a class="ygrp-subj" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DarumaArchives-002/message/70">Legend of the Lotus / China / Hans Christian Von Baeyer</a> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ancient CHINA : On loving lotus Lotus on four sides and willows on three, Half a pool of autumn water reflects a hill. Distant fragrance is all the more delicate and fresh. Zhou Dunyi, Song dynasty Lotus is also called lotus flower. On loving lotus written by Zhou Dunyi says lotuses are not dirty although born in mud and not coquettish although bathing in ripples of water, so lotuses can symbolize chasteness and nobleness. The word green lotus has the same pronunciation with the word incorruptness in Chinese, which is qinglian. Therefore the pattern the most incorruptness formed by lotuses symbolizes having high official titles without embezzlement, and also symbolizes incorruptness. So lotuses are often used to praise upright and incorruptible officials. And lotuses also symbolize love. So the pattern of lotuses with shared pedicel formed by one peduncle and two flowers symbolizes devotion between husbands and wives and happiness. Auspicious flowers in Chinese Art <a href="http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node17256/node17745/node17811/node17812/userobject22ai20757.html">©　www.shanghai.gov.cn </a> <a href="http://images.google.co.jp/images?hl=en&q=chinese+jade+lotus&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="CLICK for more JADE art of Lotus " src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AdeUgwXpSAM/R7EmGfY6nOI/AAAAAAAAGQo/J4KA7Q20NFQ/s320/lotusjade.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jade art and Lotus ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LOTUS /LOTOS KIGO ... ... ... Lotus in Kigo for late summer: hasu 蓮　renge　蓮華 hasu no hana　蓮の花 white lotus, byakuren 白蓮 red lotus, benihasu　紅蓮 viewing lotus, hasumi　蓮見 boat for viewing lotus, hasumibune　蓮見舟 lotus pond, hasuike 蓮池 fragrance of lotus, hasu no ka 蓮の香 "Devil's Lotus", oni hasu 鬼蓮 > See Comment ... ... ... Lotus in Kigo for Late Autumn: withered lotus, broken lotus (lit. broken bag) .. yarehasu 敗荷, yarehachisu 破れ蓮（破蓮） ... ... ... Lotus in Kigo for All Winter: dry lotus, withered lotus, karehasu 枯蓮 lotus withers, hasu karu 蓮枯る lotus roots, renkon 蓮根　(food) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: For more information about the lotus see the comments below, please. <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/12/lotus-padma.html">Lotus (padma), in the India Saijiki </a> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: lotus i am open to all new ideas John Tiong Chunghoo, May 2009 <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=99186035515&comments=">WKD Facebook </a> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 To the Daruma Museum Index <a href="http://darumasan.blogspot.com/">http://darumasan.blogspot.com/</a> To the Worldkigo Database <a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/">http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/</a> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8669788-111864831825338273?l=happyhaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com25