History Main / MysticalLotus

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* ''Manhua/FengShenJi'': Demonstrated by Zhen Chen, whose overall status as the most enlightened of the Gods involves him heavily using lotus petals in his fights, which include dissolving attacks into lotus petals and reflecting damage onto his enemies.
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* Within the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' franchise, the White Lotus Society is an sect founded by the thunder go Raiden, dedicated to finding and training talented martial artists to compete in Mortal Kombat on behalf of Earthrealm, and thus keep Outworld from conquering Earthrealm.

* ''Literature/{{City of Thieves|1983}}'': Lotus flowers are one of three magical ingredients used to create a paste that can destroy even the strongest of demons, alongside hag's hair and black pearls, where a concoction from combining the three materials can cause even the Great Demon Prince, Zanbar Bone, to wither and dissolve into nothingness. Later on [[spoiler:turns out to be two -- the black pearls are actually useless]].

** Lotuses have been used as {{Mana}}-generating artifacts since the days of [[https://scryfall.com/card/vma/4/black-lotus Black Lotus]], which can generates a one-time burst of three points of any one color of mana. It is considered to be the strongest card in the game -- certainly the most expensive, with a record-setting copy retailing for ''$500,000'' or thereabouts. (It's not just that it's extremely rare, with less than 11,000 copies in existence; it's also that "three mana, for free" is the same as "Play any one card three turns early," a level of SequenceBreaking that can win games.) Later cards, such as [[https://scryfall.com/card/dom/215/gilded-lotus Gilded Lotus]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/mma/208/lotus-bloom Lotus Bloom]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/mb1/1601/lotus-petal Lotus Petal]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/thb/235/nyx-lotus Nyx Lotus]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/usg/300/lotus-blossom Lotus Blossom]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/319/jeweled-lotus Jeweled Lotus]] and [[https://scryfall.com/card/ima/174/lotus-cobra Lotus Cobra]], perform a similar role with varying limitations and conditions.

* ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt'': The film opens with a Buddist quote about the lotus flower. Tying in as symbolism with Tina Turner and her eventual conversion to Buddhism for survival.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': The [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels empyreal lord]] Korada, a figure associated with martial arts, enlightenment and forgiveness, makes frequent use of lotus imagery. His official art depicts him meditating atop a lotus blossom, his sacred symbol consists of two figures kneeling before a lotus, and his realm is called the Dream Lotus.

* ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'': The black lotus and the gray lotus are often used in dark magic.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': When Anne gains her SuperMode in the second season finale, her hair takes on a lotus shape; in Season 3, she starts wearing a T-shirt with a lotus-shaped flame emblem.

-->'''Shurpanakha:''' Dear Brother Ravana, have you seen Rama's wife Sita? She is the most beautiful woman in the world. Her skin is fair like the lotus blossom. Her eyes are like lotus blooms. Her hands are like, uh... lotuses. Her breasts are like big, round, firm, juicy lotuses!

->''The Lotus is a flower that grows in the mud. The thicker and deeper the mud, the more beautiful the lotus blooms. The thought is expressed in the Buddhist chant: nam myoho renge kyo.''

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* ''Literature/CityOfThieves1983'': Lotus flowers are one of three magical ingredients used to create a paste that can destroy even the strongest of demons, alongside hag's hair and black pearls, where a concoction from combining the three materials can cause even the Great Demon Prince, Zanbar Bone, to wither and dissolve into nothingness. Later on [[spoiler:turns out to be two -- the black pearls are actually useless]].

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* Music/ChristinaAguilera's album ''Lotus'' centers around the flower as a symbolism of "rebirth" following her divorce.
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* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Han Xiangzi was one of the eight immortals and sealed the demon sorceror of the moon, Tso Lan, using a lotus pod. This lotus then became enhanced with Tso's Demon Chi and now allows users to gain his abilities over the moon.

** Lotuses have been used as {{Mana}}-generating artifacts since the days of [[https://scryfall.com/card/vma/4/black-lotus Black Lotus]], which can generates a one-time burst of three points of any one color of mana. It is considered to be the strongest card in the game -- certainly the most expensive, with the the record-setting copy retailing for ''$500,000'' or thereabouts. (It's not just that it's extremely rare, with less than 11,000 copies in existence; it's also that "three mana, for free" is the same as "Play any one card three turns early," a level of SequenceBreaking that can win games.) Later cards, such as [[https://scryfall.com/card/dom/215/gilded-lotus Gilded Lotus]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/mma/208/lotus-bloom Lotus Bloom]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/mb1/1601/lotus-petal Lotus Petal]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/thb/235/nyx-lotus Nyx Lotus]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/usg/300/lotus-blossom Lotus Blossom]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/319/jeweled-lotus Jeweled Lotus]] and [[https://scryfall.com/card/ima/174/lotus-cobra Lotus Cobra]], perform a similar role with varying limitations and conditions.

** Lotuses have been used as {{Mana}}-generating artifacts since the days of [[https://scryfall.com/card/vma/4/black-lotus Black Lotus]], which can generate three pops of any one type of mana on being sacrificed and is consequently considered to be the strongest card in the game. Later cards, such as [[https://scryfall.com/card/dom/215/gilded-lotus Gilded Lotus]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/mma/208/lotus-bloom Lotus Bloom]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/mb1/1601/lotus-petal Lotus Petal]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/thb/235/nyx-lotus Nyx Lotus]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/usg/300/lotus-blossom Lotus Blossom]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/319/jeweled-lotus Jeweled Lotus]] and [[https://scryfall.com/card/ima/174/lotus-cobra Lotus Cobra]], perform a similar role with varying limitations and conditions.

Lotuses are a type of water flower belonging to the genus ''Nelumbo'', although water lilies of the genus ''Nymphaea'' are also called by this name. Lotuses play an important role in a number of Asian cultures, chiefly Indian and Chinese traditions, where they are associated with purity, beauty and transcendence. Typically, lotus symbolism focuses on how the plant grows from filthy lake-bottom mud, but rises above the slime of its birth and reaches into the air unstained. This serves as a metaphor for how even the basest condition may birth enlightenment and spiritual perfection, and how these may lead anyone to transcend the nature of their origins and achieve a higher state of being.

** In Hinduism, the lotus is the symbol of what is divine, enlightened, or immortal in humanity, and also symbolizes divine perfection, often being shown with many deities, such as Brahma, Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Kubera, who usually sit on a stylized lotus thrones.
** The lotus also the symbolizes the realization of inner mystic potential, and in Tantric and Yogic traditions it symbolizes the potential of an individual to harness the flow of supernatural energy moving through the chakras.
** In Buddhism, the lotus represents purity of the body, speech and mind, free of material attachment and physical desire. This is alluded to the legend of Buddhism' founder, Gautama Buddha, whose first steps after achieving enlightenment made lotus flowers appear everywhere he stepped.

* ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'': A Shen Gong Wu called the Lotus Twister is a lotus shaped wand that grants the user [[RubberMan shapeshifting]] abilities.

Lotuses are a type of water flowers belonging to the genus ''Nelumbo'', although water lilies of the genus ''Nymphaea'' are also called by this name. Lotuses play an important role in a number of Asian cultures, chiefly Indian and Chinese traditions, where they are associated with purity, beauty and transcendence. Typically, lotus symbolism focuses on how the plant grows from filthy lake-bottom mud, but rises above the slime of its birth and reaches into the air unstained. This serves as a metaphor for how even the basest condition may birth enlightenment and spiritual perfection, and how these may lead anyone to transcend the nature of their origins and achieve a higher state of being.