The other day I was reading my magazine "Shojo Beat Manga from the Heart," and in one of the stories one of the characters had a tattoo in her arm; it was a flower she called “Ren flower,” because that was her ex boyfriend’s name. I never heard that name, so I took my time and start searching for the real meaning of that flower.
My research led me to know that wasn’t a “Ren flower,” like she called. It’s was really a red lotus blossom. In Japanese, the word for lotus is hasu; it’s writing as a character that also reads as ren, so I guess that’s why she called it like that the flower, so she will remember him.
Anyway according to Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents purity and divine birth. http://buddhism.about.com/cs/art/g/Lotus.htm .
But you know what I think that a red lotus, however, has a more specific meaning. It is the flower of the heart- of love and passion. It is the flower for true love for the love of your life.
My research led me to know that wasn’t a “Ren flower,” like she called. It’s was really a red lotus blossom. In Japanese, the word for lotus is hasu; it’s writing as a character that also reads as ren, so I guess that’s why she called it like that the flower, so she will remember him.
Anyway according to Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents purity and divine birth. http://buddhism.about.com/cs/art/g/Lotus.htm .
But you know what I think that a red lotus, however, has a more specific meaning. It is the flower of the heart- of love and passion. It is the flower for true love for the love of your life.
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The manga is a very popular one called "NANA". Just thought I'd mention if you didn't know.
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