| Lotus flowers are amazing and have strong | | | | into a object of great beauty people also |
| symbolic ties to many Asian religions | | | | grow and change into something more beautiful |
| especially throughout India. The lotus | | | | (hopefully!). So the symbol represent the |
| flower starts as a small flower down at the | | | | struggle of life at its most basic form. |
| bottom of a pond in the mud and muck. It | | | | |
| slowly grows up towards the waters surface | | | | Lotus flower tattoos are also popular for |
| continually moving towards the light. Once | | | | people who have gone through a hard time and |
| it come to the surface of the water the lotus | | | | are now coming out of it. Like the flower |
| flower begins to blossom and turn into a | | | | they have been at the bottom in the muddy, |
| beautiful flower. | | | | yucky dirty bottom of the pond but have risen |
| | | | above this to display an object of beauty or |
| Within Hinduism and Buddhism the lotus flower | | | | al ife of beauty as the case might be. Thus |
| has become a symbol for awakening to the | | | | a lotus flower tattoo or blossom can also |
| spiritual reality of life. The meaning | | | | represent a hard time in life that has been |
| varies slightly between the two religions of | | | | overcome. |
| course but essentially both religious | | | | |
| traditions place importance on the lotus | | | | Lotus flower and peonies are also two flowers |
| flower. | | | | that are very popular among Japanese tattoo |
| | | | artists and they make a great compliment to |
| In modern times the meaning of a lotus flower | | | | Koi Fish tattoos. Ironically enough the two |
| tattoo ties into it's religious symbolism and | | | | koi fish and lotus flowers can often be found |
| meaning. Most tattoo enthusiast feel that | | | | in the same pond in front of a temple. The |
| the a lotus tattoo represent life in general. | | | | Koi fish is a symbol typically for strength |
| As the lotus flower grows up from the mud | | | | and individualism. |