In Asia there is only one species of lotus, which has red and white blooms. People who are engaged in the research of Buddhist art hold that the lotuses mentioned in the sutras include several different species.
亞洲只有一種開白色與紅色系的蓮花，從事佛教藝術研究者認為，佛經中提到的蓮花，是許多不同品種。