The black lotus flower is more than just an enigma of nature—it’s a powerful symbol steeped in cultural, spiritual, ...

Buddhist traditions such as feeding the monks and scattering flower petals in a procession were in full bloom last Sunday ...

Here are the solutions to the NYT Crossword Mini for October 29: As for the lotus, it is an important flower in art for ...

people gathered along the river bank clutching bunches of white lotus flowers as a symbol of purity. Many wore face masks to ward against coronavirus and the crowds also included Buddhist monks in ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...