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padma
(padma)
(Language: Sanskrit)
Alternate Spellings:
Short Description:
A lotus flower.
Long Description:
Lotus; in Buddhism, an image of non-attachment and of primordial openness to enlightenment, serving symbolically as the throne of the Buddhas; see
Oṃ maṇi padme hum
.
Example(s):
Source(s):
The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity
,
by
Frithjof Schuon
, edited by
Dr. James S. Cutsinger
Notes & References:
Related Terms:
Om mani padme hum
Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms