When people walked into the temple, they looked up and saw a statue of Sakyamuni, wearing a shoulder-length gown and making a statement, sitting on the lotus platform. According to Buddhist scriptures, this is a gesture that Buddha Sakyamuni preached to believers after becoming a Buddha. Amitabha, known as the head of the "Three Sages of the West", is also sitting on the lotus platform, with his hands on his feet and a lotus platform in his palm, which seems to guide all beings to the pure land of the Western Buddhist country. Guanyin, who is famous for her kindness and compassion, is dressed in white, sitting on the Bai Lianhua, holding a pure bottle in one hand and clinging to a Bai Lianhua in the other, as if to show Guanyin's pure bodhisattva heart, and fully guide the believers to leave the world and reach the pure land of Buddhism where lotus flowers are in full bloom.
When people read Buddhist scriptures, they often see that the Buddhist scriptures refer to the Buddhist country as the lotus boundary, the temple as the lotus room, the monk's cassock as the lotus dress, the monk's handprint as the lotus fight, and the "rosary" used by the monk is also made of lotus seeds. Buddhist scriptures say that it is better to use lotus seeds as rosary beads than locust beads. If you pinch it again, you will get a thousand times the blessing.
To sum up, lotus has formed an indissoluble bond with Buddhism and has become a symbol and sacred flower of Buddhism.
Second, the lotus and poetry culture
In the hot summer, the lotus is open, graceful, charming, elegant and refreshing, which makes people linger. Lotus has been the favorite of literati since ancient times. As early as more than 3,000 years ago, there were poems such as "Ji has lotus flowers" and "Bize has evil flowers and prosperity" in the Book of Songs. Since then, there have been countless works of poets chanting lotus. In the Song Dynasty alone, Yang Wanli left dozens of lotus poems. There are more than 400 poems about lotus in the vegetation canon of The Integration of Ancient and Modern Books in Qing Dynasty.
Because of the poet's different moods, interests and aesthetic angles, poems about lotus have various forms and different verve. Qu Yuan once fantasized in Li Sao: "Make lotus hair as clothes and pick hibiscus as clothes." Used to show their loyalty. Li Bai expressed his love with lotus flowers in "Folding Lotus Gifts". Wang Bo, one of the "four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty", once compared people with lotus flowers: "Holding flowers * * * and connecting stems, folding lotus roots and loving lotus lines." It means the lotus root is broken. In the Song Dynasty, Zhou Dunyi's "Love Lotus" is a metaphor for the lotus, praising the quality of a gentleman, which has been praised throughout the ages. In the Qing Dynasty, Wan was proud of Bai Lianhua's lay man, and even changed his birthday to the legendary lotus birthday-June 24th of the lunar calendar, and wrote a poem: "Mud never touches clear water, and I live with the lotus." The poet was moved by the beautiful lotus and fell in love with the crisp lotus leaf. Zheng's Ode to the Lotus Leaf praised: "The lotus is red on the top and white on the bottom." What a precious dedication this is. Yang Wanli's poem "Lotus Root" wrote: "It's really rough to look at the outside, and Xu Linglong is carved in the chest." Meng Jiao's poem in the Tang Dynasty said: "My heart is full of silk, although it is still broken." Later, "broken contact" became an idiom. There is a long tradition of picking lotus in the south of China, so there are many poems praising lotus picking.
Third, the scientific explanation of breaking the fast knot.
When it comes to lotus, it is natural to mention lotus root. Holland belongs to Nymphaeaceae, a perennial herb planted in shallow ponds. Its stem was born in the mud and transformed into rhizome, that is, lotus root, also called lotus root. Lotus root grows horizontally in silt and absorbs nutrients by fibrous roots on the base stem. Lotus root has been a favorite food since ancient times, because its meat is crisp and tender, slightly sweet, contains a lot of starch and is rich in nutrition.
When we break the lotus root, we can observe that countless long white lotus roots are connected between the broken lotus roots. Why is this happening?
It is necessary to observe the structure of lotus root. It turns out that the tissues needed for plants to grow and transport water and nutrients are called ducts and tracheids. These tissues extend in all directions in plants and are as unimpeded as blood vessels in animals in leaves, stems, flowers, fruits and other organs.
The inner wall of the plant vessel will be particularly thickened at a certain position, forming various textures, some are annular, some are trapezoidal and some are reticulate. The thickened part of the lotus root catheter wall is continuous spiral, which is called spiral catheter. When the lotus root breaks, the spiral part of the inner wall of the catheter is separated and becomes a spiral filament with a diameter of only 3 ~ 5 microns. These filaments are much like stretched springs and will not break within the elastic limit. Generally, it can be stretched to about 10 cm.
Lotus root silk not only exists in lotus root, but also exists in lotus stem and lotus leaf, but is thinner. If you pick a lotus stalk, try to break it into several pieces and lift it like a long string of small green lanterns. It is this filament that connects these little green lanterns. This kind of filament looks very similar. If you look at it under a microscope, you will find that it is actually composed of 3 ~ 8 thinner filaments, just like a cotton yarn is composed of countless cotton fibers.
The delicate lingering of lotus root silk has long attracted the attention of the ancients. There is a sentence in Qufu, a poem written by Meng Jiao in the Tang Dynasty: "My heart is in the lotus root, although it is broken, it is still connected". Later, people used the idiom "broken silk" to describe that although the relationship was broken, the relationship was still connected.
Lotus's name
Because of their love for lotus, people have given many poetic names to lotus according to its appearance, growth habit and holy and elegant temperament. At the same time, there are many beautiful and moving legends circulating among the people.
First, the correct name: lotus, lotus (lotus is also used in the current literature)
2. Alias: Ahua (The Book of Songs Zheng Feng), Fu Fu (Er Ya Cao Shi), Furong (Li Sao), Furong (Han Shu's Zi Xu Fu), Zhu Hua (Cao Wei Shi E), Zezhi (Notes on Ancient and Modern Times) and Shuizhi (The Classic of Materia Medica). Yunshui, Shuidan (Fang Qunpu), June Spring (Collection of Lei Axian), Jing Ke, Jing You (more than three pens), Yuhuan (Lock the Eyes in Beimeng), Cao Furong (Essays on Flower Picking), Shuifurong, Han Han, etc.
Proper nouns of organs of lotus: stem eggplant, its leaves, its roots and its flowers are actually lotus, its roots and lotus seeds. It means: the petiole and flower stalk of lotus are called eggplant, the lotus leaf is called clam, the rhizome of underground lotus root is called clam, the bud and flower are called lotus, the receptacle is called lotus root, the underground lotus root is still called lotus root, and the seed kernel is called cotyledon.
Four. Origin of the name: In the Three Kingdoms period, Lu Ji explained "Fu Fu" in "Plants, Birds, Animals, Insects and Fish Sparse": "Anyone who can be a husband or a canal is named Fu Fu Fu." It means that the lotus in a lake or canal with an area of 100 mu is called "lotus". Lu Songdian's Ya Ya called the origin of lotus: "Lotus, flowers, leaves and so on. It all makes sense. I don't know, it's called lotus. " That is to say, all organs have their own names, but they don't know what they are called, so they add the word "he" to the cursive head to indicate the load. After the Song Dynasty, books used "lotus" more than "lotus". Erya clearly defined "lotus", which means lotus. However, Guo Pu's "Er Ya Zhu" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty put forward: "Northerners should use lotus root as well as lotus." Since then, lotus and hibiscus have gradually been renamed lotus or lotus, and lotus is a synonym, which has been mixed until now. As for adding lotus after lotus, adding lotus after lotus conforms to the language habit of China people and was added later.
Huangshan Lotus Peak: Located in Huangshan City, Anhui Province, it is named after the peak looks like a lotus.
Lotus Peak in Lushan Mountain: in the south of Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province.
Huashan Lotus Peak: Located in huayin city, Shaanxi Province, it is the middle peak of Huashan Mountain.
Hengshan Lotus Peak: It is the peak of Hengshan Mountain in Hunan Province, which looks like a lotus flower, hence its name.
Wuyishan Lotus Peak: Located in Chong 'an, Fujian, there is a lotus cave.
Lotus peak: south of Qujiang, Guangxi.
Making method of lotus paste stuffing in lotus paste shortcake;
Peel the lotus seed paste, add water to boil, filter the water, twist the lotus seed paste into paste, then pour some vegetable oil into the pot and heat it for a long time, then pour the lotus seed paste into the pot and stir fry, adding sugar during the stir fry until it is cooked. It seems that this is probably the process.
Make realistic "lotus seed chicken";
□ Leather material
300 grams of grinding powder, raw powder, lard, etc.
□ filler
Lotus seed paste 100g.
□ production method
Steamed. First blanch the flour with boiling water, add a little raw flour and lard and knead it evenly into dough, then knead two small pieces of dough into red and yellow dough for later use, then add 10 piece of white dough, wrap it with lotus seed paste, knead it into chicken blank, clamp the chicken wings and tail with flower tongs, and decorate it with 20 black sesame seeds to form "eyes".
□ Flavor characteristics
Crystal clear, sweet stuffing.
□ technical points
Pigment should not be heavy.
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Lotus Sea: The old name of a lake in Wusu, Xinjiang. In summer, the white lotus in the lake blooms like the sea, hence the name.
Lotus Lake: According to Li Daoyuan's Notes on Water Classics in the Northern Wei Dynasty, there is a lake in the northwest corner of Tang Cheng, commonly known as Tang Chi, with lotus flowers full of water, which was a scenic spot at that time.
Ziliantang: "Dexing County Records" contains: There is Ziliantang under Maanshan, named after the opening of Ziliantang.
Ruilian Pool: According to the Records of Huazhou, there are Ruilian Pool behind Huazhou Prefecture and three branches in Jiajing Ji You (1525). Wuzi (1528) has seven lotus branches that open and close, so it is named Ruilian Pool.
Jinlianchi: According to the records of Yanshi County, there is a pool four miles southwest, which is five feet deep. In the Tang Dynasty, the Zen master asked for a friend, a prodigy Zhang, and seven golden lotus flowers bloomed in the pool, hence the name Jinlianchi.
Lotus Lake: According to Baoding County Records, there are lotus flowers in the west of the county, which are in full bloom in summer and can be heard in ten miles. During the tour, it is cool and refreshing.
Furong Pool: According to the records of Huzhou Prefecture, there is a pool in Baiping Prefecture in the east of the city, where there are many lotus flowers, hence the name Furong Pool.
Lotus Pond: According to the annals of Chongqing, there is a lotus pond in East Erli, Jiangjin County, which is about 30 miles wide. The lotus in the pond is red and white, vivid and lovely. " Fu Zhi of Yuanjiang said, "There is a big pool under Qinglong Mountain, which is more than 300 feet around. Every late summer and early summer, the pond is full of green, white, red and lotus, hence the name. "
③ Pavilions and pavilions
Lotus House: Located in the north of Jingci Temple. According to "West Lake Garden Pavilion", there are many monks in Minghong, which has become one of the eight scenic spots in Nanping.
Yu Lian Hall: According to the West Lake Monument, three years (1262) decided to appease Wei Keyu outside Qiantang Gate.
Ruilian Pavilion: According to the records of Shunqing Prefecture, there is a pavilion on the left side of Nanshifo Temple, which is located in the official's son of Lianzhou Prefecture. There is a pool of flowers and plants beside the pavilion. Colorful and fragrant for miles, hence the name Ruilian Pavilion. There are Gentleman Pavilion, Lotus Nest Pavilion, lianhua bridge, Lotus Village and Lotus Town Hall. In addition, the ancients often called the official residence of the minister a lotus pond.
5. A city with lotus as the "city flower"
Jinan City, Shandong Province: In the 1980s, after the lotus flower was hailed as the "city flower" of Jinan City, Daming Lake was even more vibrant: weeping willows and lotus flowers covered it, giving a vibrant scene.
Jining City, Shandong Province: Lotus planting in Jining City has a history of about 2000 years. Today, there are more than 60 new lotus varieties in Jining.
Xuchang City, Henan Province: In the 1980s, lotus was known as the "city flower" of Xuchang City, which promoted the prosperity and development of lotus culture.
Xiaogan City, Hubei Province: Since ancient times, Xiaogan City has been full of wild lotus flowers, especially the Lotus Lake in the west of the city. Today, Xiaogan City is a corner of the lotus pond. There are "Lotus Pier" and lotus pond by the lake in the city, and "Panbog Lotus Fragrance" has become one of the eight scenic spots in Xiaogan.
Honghu city, Hubei Province: honghu city, Hubei Province, which is famous for its Honghu Lake, has a water area of 758 square kilometers. Lotus flowers bloom everywhere and become a sea of lotus flowers. 1987, Honghu withdrew from the county and set up a city. 199 1 year, the municipal people's congress passed the decision to take lotus as the "city flower".
Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province: Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, which planted lotus flowers for nearly a thousand years, is most famous for the lotus flowers in Lihu Qixing Lake. Lotus has become one of the favorite flowers of Zhaoqing people.
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