CHARACTERISTIC OF LOTUS AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SEVEN FOOTSTEPS OF BUDDHA
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https://doi.org/10.53555/ssh.v9i5.2228Keywords:
Buddhism, Lotus flower, Footsteps, sutraAbstract
The Lotus is a symbol of noble, purity, and immaculateness. It grew out of dirty mud but has risen in a strong, pure, and beautiful way. Hence, the image of the lotus flower has been used a lot in the scriptures of Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhism.
Therefore, the seven steps of the Buddha were taken as metaphors for those immaculate lotus flowers. The lotus flower has the following eight wonderful properties: Uncontaminated, the freshness of the world, patience, complete combination, pure, righteous, non-persistent, and reality.
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