In India for example, it has been regarded with great respect. The plant takes root in a muddy environment yet grows up pure and beautiful just as the Bodhisattva did on earth.
我國江南一帶氣候適宜，土壤肥沃，遂見荷塘處處，有時甚至綿延百里。尤其太湖一帶，隨處可見荷葉田田搖曳，芙蕖亭亭映水，微風過處，荷香襲人，賞心悅目之餘，也為中國人帶來許多生活情趣。