芬陀利花

芬陀利花,即白蓮花,是梵文 puṇḍarīka 的音譯,《妙法蓮華經》中蓮華的原文就是 puṇḍarīka。蓮花出污泥而不染,代表了高雅和純潔,所以在佛教經典中常被引用,也用來形容念佛之人的甚難稀有及尊貴,如《觀經》〈流通分〉言:「若念佛者,當知此人,則是人中芬陀利華。」。芬陀利花常和优钵罗花(青蓮花)、钵昙摩花(紅蓮花)、拘牟头花(黃蓮花)並舉。

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.