The lotus flowers areasymbol of Buddhism.Most Buddhist temples have golden lotus flowers at their altars. “Be notinfluenced by environment.Lo, the lotus blossoms, never to be soiled bythe muddy waters wherever it grows,” This phrase is referred to in Chapter 15 of the Lotus Sutra.
The lotus flowerusually growsin high humidity and warmer temperatures. Rev. Shokai Kanai is still trying toraiselotusflowersin Las Vegas, theso called“sin city,”bothasaphysical lotusflowersand spiritual lotus flowersin the mindsof people.
