These seeds are edible and are called lotus nuts or commonly known as makhana. They are eaten raw, roasted, popped like ...

There is a Zen Buddhist saying “no mud, no lotus”, which means that the beautiful lotus flower which grows in muddy waters would never have come into existence without the mud. A deeper ...

Thousands of Buddhist believers and festival-goers filled downtown Seoul for Yeon Deung Hoe, or the Lotus Lantern Festival.

The blooming of a lotus is said to mimic the Buddhist eightfold path — it grows from the mud (the cycle of life), it appears clean on the surface and floats above the mud (purification), before ...

Rooted in mud, that's the tropical plant that grows through the water toward the sun, and finally, comes into flower — the white lotus, the Buddhist symbol of being fully awakened. And there ...

A Buddhist pours water on a statue of Buddha to celebrate Buddha's birthday at the Jogye temple in downtown Seoul, South ...

Giant lanterns are moved in a parade during the Yeon Deung Hoe, or Lotus Lantern Festival, ahead of the Buddha's birthday on May 5, in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 26, 2025.

The lanterns can be in the shape of Buddha sculptures, dragons, elephants, lotus flowers and phoenixes, lighting up the streets of Seoul at night. Smaller lanterns are carried by monks and ...