Blue Lotus Rack Card

Blue Lotus illustration by Maura Reed. An unique, one of a kind design. Add, arrange and re-size text as desired. Need help? Feel free to contact me and I'll happy to assist. An unique, one of a kind design. Add, arrange and re-size text as desired. Need help? Feel free to contact me and I'll happy to assist. The Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is a plant in the monotypic family Nelumbonaceae. Lotus's have also been referred to as water lilys but these are two very different species. The lotus flower has come to be associated with purity and beauty in both Buddhism and Hinduism Perhaps one of the strongest associations of the lotus flower with religion is that that is observed in Hinduism. In this religion the lotus flower meaning is associated with beauty, fertility, prosperity, spirituality, and eternity. The most common form seen in Hinduism is the white lotus flower.