The lotus effect in material science is the observed self-cleaning property found with lotus plants. In some Eastern cultures, the lotus plant is a symbol of purity. Although lotuses prefer to grow in muddy rivers and lakes, the leaves and flowers remain clean
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Text central to the Japanese Tendai (Chinese Tiantai) and Nichiren sects of Mahayana Buddhism. It represents the Buddha as divine and eternal, having attained perfect enlightenment eons ago. All beings are invited to become fully enlightened Buddhas through the grace of innumerable bodhisattvas. Composed largely in verse, the sutra contains many charms and mantras. First translated into Chinese in the 3rd century AD, it was extremely popular in China and Japan, where the simple act of chanting it was thought to bring salvation
Chinese Buddhist millenarian movement that was often persecuted because of its association with rebellion. The movement had roots in 4th-century worship of the Buddha Amitabha, whose devotional cult inspired Mao Ziyuan to form the White Lotus Society, a pious vegetarian group of monks and laity. By the 14th century it had developed into a millenarian sect that combined Maitreyan and Manichaean beliefs and was active in rebellions at the end of the Yuan dynasty. The society became most prominent through its role in the White Lotus Rebellion (1786-1804), a large-scale uprising in central China that contributed to the fall of the Qing dynasty. It was eventually put down by peasants organized into local militia defense corps. Later Chinese governments came to use the term White Lotus for all illegal millenarian groups. Some observers saw the Nian Rebellion of 1852 as well as the secret society behind the Boxer Rebellion as new manifestations of the White Lotus Society
A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphæa Lotus and N
Acronym for Long Term Upper Ocean Study, a two year Woods Hole study beginning in 1983 designed to acquire and analyze a continuous set of measurements of currents and temperatures throughout the water column in the open ocean A total of ten moorings were deployed in about 5365 meters of water near 33° N, 70° W [http: //uop whoi edu/data/lotus/lotus html]
common term for the plant nymphaea caerulea, which was not a lotus at all, but rather the Blue Water Lily Its buds and blossoms were the emblem of Upper Egypt and a symbol of rebirth in the afterlife These lilies were indigenous to Egypt, while the lotus was not introduced into Egypt until the time of the Persians
The lotus is a water lily whose leaves, root, and seeds are used in oriental cooking The root can be used as a vegetable The seeds are used in desserts
white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
A lotus or a lotus flower is a type of water lily that grows in Africa and Asia. Any of several different plants whose flowers have been given symbolic meaning by many cultures. The lotus of the Greeks is Ziziphus lotus (family Rhamnaceae), a shrub native to southern Europe; wine made from its fruit was thought to produce contentment and forgetfulness. The Egyptian lotus is a white water lily (Nymphaea lotus). The sacred lotus of the Hindus is an aquatic plant (Nelumbo nucifera) with white or delicate pink flowers; the lotus of eastern North America is Nelumbo pentapetala, a similar plant with yellow blossoms. Lotus is also a genus of the pea family (see legume), containing about 100 species found in temperate regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America; the 20 or more species in North America are grazed by animals. The lotus is a common ornament in architecture, and since ancient times it has symbolized fertility, purity, sexuality, birth, and rebirth of the dead
{i} lotos, any of a number of flowering water plants; flower which was believed to induce a state of blissful forgetfulness when eaten (Classical Mythology)
The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet
A database or look-up table that contains standard parts and their associated part parameters The Relex CAD Import/ExportWizardTM is completely compatible with Lotus files, able to import information from, and export data to, the Lotus format
cærulea, the respectively white- flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments
person who lives in pleasure and luxury, lazy and indulgent person; person who lived in an indolent and languorous forgetfulness state from eating the fruit or leaf of the lotus (Classical Mythology)
If someone doing meditation or yoga is in the lotus position, they are sitting with their legs crossed and each foot resting on top of the opposite thigh. a way of sitting, used especially in yoga, in which you sit with your legs crossed and with each foot resting on the top of the opposite leg