莲文化在中国起源很早,佛教传入中国之后,赋予莲花的宗教内涵逐渐为世人所接受,并突出表现在各种佛教文学作品中。一莲花在佛教中具有特殊的含义。莲花出污泥而不染,生于污泥之中而开洁净之花,与佛教所说的:佛、菩萨虽然在娑婆世界,但是却能离尘清净、成就佛果,颇为吻合。自古以来,佛教就以莲花作为一种象征。 Lotus culture originated very early in China. After Buddhism was introduced into China, religious connotations of Lotus were gradually accepted by the world and highlighted in all kinds of Buddhist literary works. A lotus has a special meaning in Buddhism. Lotus out of the mud without staining, was born in the sludge and open the clean flower, and Buddhism said: Buddha, although the Buddha world, but it can clean the dust from the achievements of Buddha, quite consistent. Since ancient times, Buddhism used lotus as a symbol.