Lotus is another name for the lotus flower. This flower is one of the most mythical plants of the ancient world in the East .
The important feature of this flower is that it emerges from the water and opens at sunrise.
It is a symbol of purity and gilding of the soul and an invitation to reach the light of life .
The circular form of the petals of this flower, from the top view, with its rotating movement, inspires a sense of perfection .
The twelve-petalled lotus symbolizes a full year with the months of the year.
The lotus flower exists in ancient Iranian and Egyptian civilizations, Buddhist and Hindu religions . About 5000 years of presence of this flower in mythology makes it the first place among symbolic flowers.
Lotus is the general name of a group of flowers and plants, which in Persian is called Abzad Flower, Life and Creation Flower, or Water Lotus..
The oldest manifestation of the lotus flower on the head decorations of the statue of Mother Earth is found in Mohenjo Daro in the Indus Valley..
The lotus or sun flower in ancient Egypt is the symbol of Upper Egypt.
Its sacred aspect comes first from its water environment. Because water was the ancient symbol of the ancient ocean from which the universe was created.
Since this flower blooms at dawn and closes at dusk, it resembles the sun.
Ra is depicted as a child resting on a lotus.
The goddesses of the Indian rivers also ride straw on it. In the Rig Veda, it is written how the universe was born from a golden lotus that arose on the cosmic waters and from which Brahma was born..
In the teachings of the Buddha, the lotus enters the supernatural realm and does not get contaminated in the cycle of samsara in the material world. It is a symbol of the Buddhist heaven and the cosmic dominion of the Buddha that sits on it, and Amitabha, and one of the eight signs of auspiciousness on the soles of the Buddha's feet and the symbol of Hin Ko. There are eight Taoist gods and it is also a sign of summer in China.
Lotus has been a symbol of fertility and a symbol of the sun in all ancient civilizations.
In the Bostan arch, the figure of Mehr or Yerush standing on a lotus flower is carved in stone.
Arturtop believes that the lotus flower has not been as common and common anywhere in the world as in Iran. Lotus petals grow in different layers and the ancient people refer to it as different layers of the universe and endless periods..
Since this flower is associated with water, in addition to being a symbol of peace and happiness, it is also a symbol of Anahita, the goddess of flowing waters..
This flower was offered in the Islamic period with changes in carpet and vashikari patterns. ( Refer to #carpet_patterns, Gul Shah Abbasi)
Bahareh Karimi's collection of mythological studies
Source
Book : Nature in ancient art
the writer : Effat Sadat is the best of Tosi
