“Pankaja,” I murmured to myself, “mud born.” It is one of over 40 words for the sacred lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera) in Sanskrit. I rolled my corduroys up to my knees and we began to ...

Throughout India, markets are always bustling with flower vendors, selling freshly cut marigolds, roses and lotus flowers. Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as ...

Returning to my private villa, the lights are off and I follow a path of candles to the bathtub, which is filled with coconut milk and lotus flowers floating on the surface. It turns out this was ...

It worked very well for me. Like the lotus flower, my inner flower began to bloom! What is the lotus flower, you ask? Let me tell you a bit about it so you can see why my circumstances did not destroy ...

Is there a more breathtaking oasis than the Blue Lotus Water Garden? At more than 50,000 square metres in size and covered by a multitude of water lilies and lotus flowers that are spread across ...

Online Lecture with Dōgen, Japan-based YouTuber. For the 17th Cardiff-Japanese Lecture, we are pleased to welcome Dōgen once again! Dōgen, a popular Japan-based YouTuber, is widely known for his ...

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