Nelumbo nucifera - Revision history

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References

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	*Getty, Alice, ''The gods of northern Buddhism : their history, iconography and progressive evolution through the northern Buddhist countries'', 1914, Oxford, [https://archive.org/details/northernbuddhism00gettuoft/page/n97 fully online]		*Getty, Alice, ''The gods of northern Buddhism : their history, iconography and progressive evolution through the northern Buddhist countries'', 1914, Oxford, [https://archive.org/details/northernbuddhism00gettuoft/page/n97 fully online]

			== Notes ==
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	==External links==		==External links==

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Cultural and religious significance

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	==Cultural and religious significance==		==Cultural and religious significance==
	[[File:Lotus, a typical Hindu temple motive, in red sandstone, Qutb complex.jpg\|thumb\|right\|240px\|An Indian lotus motif on a Hindu temple. ''Nelumbo nucifera'' is also the [[Floral emblem#India\|~~national~~ flower]] of India.]]		[[File:Lotus, a typical Hindu temple motive, in red sandstone, Qutb complex.jpg\|thumb\|right\|240px\|An Indian lotus motif on a Hindu temple. ''Nelumbo nucifera'' is also the [[Floral emblem#India\|National flower]] of the [[Republic of India]].]]
	{{main\|Sacred lotus in religious art}}<!--which discusses and links to "Lotus throne"-->		{{main\|Sacred lotus in religious art}}<!--which discusses and links to "Lotus throne"-->

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	In Asian art a [[lotus throne]] is a stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure. It is the normal pedestal for divine figures in [[Buddhist art]] and [[Hindu art]], and often seen in [[Jain art]]. Originating in [[Indian art]], it followed [[Indian religions]] to East Asia in particular. Lotus flowers are also often held by figures.<ref>Jansen, Eva Rudy, ''The Book of Hindu Imagery: The Gods and their Symbols'', p. 18, 1993, Binkey Kok Publications, {{ISBN\|9074597076}}, 9789074597074, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1iASyoae8cMC&pg=PA18 google books]</ref><ref>Krishan, Yuvrajmm, Tadikonda, Kalpana K., ''The Buddha Image: Its Origin and Development'', pp. 65, 78, 1996, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{ISBN\|8121505658}}, 9788121505659, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kDyJh--iaL0C&pg=PA65 google books]</ref><ref>Moore, Albert C., Klein, Charlotte, ''Iconography of Religions: An Introduction'', p. 148, 1977, Chris Robertson, {{ISBN\|0800604881}}, 9780800604882, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=chWcZcYcyeQC&pg=PA149 google books]</ref><ref>Rodrigues, H, [http://www.mahavidya.ca/2016/04/22/the-sacred-lotus-symbol/ "The Sacred Lotus Symbol"], ''Mahavidya'', 2016</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Shakti \|first=M. Gupta \|title=Plant Myths and Traditions in India \|year=1971 \|publisher=[[Brill Publishers]] \|location=[[Netherlands]] \|pages=65–67 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=stIUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA65}}</ref>		In Asian art a [[lotus throne]] is a stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure. It is the normal pedestal for divine figures in [[Buddhist art]] and [[Hindu art]], and often seen in [[Jain art]]. Originating in [[Indian art]], it followed [[Indian religions]] to East Asia in particular. Lotus flowers are also often held by figures.<ref>Jansen, Eva Rudy, ''The Book of Hindu Imagery: The Gods and their Symbols'', p. 18, 1993, Binkey Kok Publications, {{ISBN\|9074597076}}, 9789074597074, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1iASyoae8cMC&pg=PA18 google books]</ref><ref>Krishan, Yuvrajmm, Tadikonda, Kalpana K., ''The Buddha Image: Its Origin and Development'', pp. 65, 78, 1996, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{ISBN\|8121505658}}, 9788121505659, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kDyJh--iaL0C&pg=PA65 google books]</ref><ref>Moore, Albert C., Klein, Charlotte, ''Iconography of Religions: An Introduction'', p. 148, 1977, Chris Robertson, {{ISBN\|0800604881}}, 9780800604882, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=chWcZcYcyeQC&pg=PA149 google books]</ref><ref>Rodrigues, H, [http://www.mahavidya.ca/2016/04/22/the-sacred-lotus-symbol/ "The Sacred Lotus Symbol"], ''Mahavidya'', 2016</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Shakti \|first=M. Gupta \|title=Plant Myths and Traditions in India \|year=1971 \|publisher=[[Brill Publishers]] \|location=[[Netherlands]] \|pages=65–67 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=stIUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA65}}</ref>

			Within the two countries of the modern [[Republic of India]] & [[Vietnam]] as their respective [[National flower]]s, as well as the [[Chinese]] ''Autonomous Constituent'' country of [[Macau\|Macao]] ''(MSAR)'' it is the designate '''Subnational flower of the Nationalist Macanese [[Devolution\|Devolved Home-State-Local Rule]]'''{{refn\|name=Gcounts\|group=n\|''“The Official designated subnational Macanese flower and Awarded floral emblem of the [[Macau\|Macao]]” respectively''}}.

	==See also==		==See also==

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