What is a lotus flower supposed to mean?

I know when people get lotus tattoos they are supposed to have a meaning.

What is a lotus flower supposed to mean?
Here is a good source of information:





http://www.khandro.net/nature_plants_lot...





We generally think of the lotus as a sign of rebirth, renewal and often linked with the essence of life or an awakening.





Here is another: http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Meaning-an...
Reply:A lotus flower comes from the murky gross deepest deapths of the water, and rises to the surface to bloom into a beautiful flower. It represents triumph over adversity, and overcoming the darkness, and "blooming" into something beautiful.
Reply:its a new begining, and a sign of hope, as they grow in dark muddy places it symbolises that even from the worst situation something wonderful can happen
Reply:The lotus has a lot of meanings!! It depends what culture you come from, that's all. Tattoos of it, I'm guessing, probably have more of a sexual connotation, but the Lotus is also used heavily in white magic, angel magic, chakra healing, crystal healing, and as a cinese symbol for purity.





The seven pointed lotus is used to represent the gateway of the soul as it is the symbol (and relation of) a specific chakra point. It is also a sacred symbol.





If you want to know the entire of all the meanings, then you can email me and I'd be happy to discuss it ^_^ (there are simply too many meaning and too much detail for this column.) missytetra@yahoo.co.uk . Good luck!
Reply:I have a lotus tattoo in remembrance of overcoming a difficult time in my life and how the experience eventually made me a better person.
Reply:I think its trust? or a new start to something


and rose is love


and carnations is caring


errr thats all i can think of
Reply:there is a lot of correlation between the lotus flower and a woman's vagina. In literature, that is usually the context. This has also been taken to mean womanhood, femeninity, innocence...

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