860-290511 - Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) capsule, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France

860-290512 - Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France

1350-4905 - Buddha statue inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4838 - Buddha statues inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-974 - Lotus Temple of the Bahai faith, New Delhi, India.

1350-975 - Lotus Temple of the Bahai faith, New Delhi, India.

832-381147 - Sadhu in lotus position, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

1109-1017 - Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), Buddha statue in a lotus position, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

1113-71692 - monk meditating in lotus position, sunrise, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

1113-71745 - Buddha appears in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

1113-71746 - Buddha appearing in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

1113-71320 - prayer service in Qiyuan Monastery with high ranking monks, Jiuhua Shan Village, Zhiyuan Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71664 - Monk meditating in lotus position, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist Mountain, Hubai Province, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, Birthplace of Tai Chi, China

1113-71344 - Candles in form of lotus flowers, Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71330 - dining hall altar with Buddha statue and plastic lotus flowers, Jiuhua Shan Village, Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1196-207 - Mandala mudra, kalachakra, bodhgaya, india. A mandala mudra is a sacred form or diagram of universe collective consciousness. Mandala means essence, la means container; a mandala contains essence of religion possesses great power, gathering within itself forces of universe. Symbolizing both mind body of buddha, mandala represents order harmony achieved by a truly enlightened mind. Hail to jewel in lotus. Nothing at will is born nothing at will there is nothing that is bound there is nothing liberated.,mahasiddha savarip

809-4264 - Picture of Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and consort of Lord Vishnu, sitting holding lotus flowers, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

809-939 - Painting of lotus flower, sword of knowledge and sacred text, Kopan monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

557-2975 - Pilgrim priests beside the sacred lake, where a lotus thrown by the Hindu god Brahma landed, Pushkar, Rajasthan state, India, Asia