For related articles, scroll down or click here. Many Americans may know Germany's national poet of freedom, Friedrich Schiller, only through the musical setting of a part of his most famous poem, the âOde to Joy,â as the choral finale of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
The main symbolism of the lotus flower and their meanings are given here. 1  Blue Lotus: The blue lotus flower is associated with a victory of the spirit over that of wisdom, intelligence and knowledge.
In Buddhism, the lotus is known to be associated with purity, spiritual awakening and faithfulness. In Egyptian mythology the lotus is seen as a sign of rebirth, but it is also associated with purity. In Hinduism the lotus flower meaning is associated with beauty, fertility, prosperity, spirituality, and eternity.