莲 (蓮) lián

1. lián noun lotus; Indian lotus; sacred lotus
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Botany , Concept: Flower 花
   Notes: Scientific name: Nelumbo nucifera; also written 荷 (CC-CEDICT '蓮'; Guoyu '蓮'; Kroll 2015 '蓮', p. 266; Wikipedia '莲')
2. lián noun Lotus
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
3. lián noun lotus; padma
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: padma; see 蓮華 (BCSD '蓮', p. 1023; MW 'padma'; SH '莲', p. 443)
4. lián noun white lotus; pundarika
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: puṇḍarīka; see 白蓮 (BCSD '蓮', p. 1023; MW 'puṇḍarīka')
5. lián noun blue lotus; utpala
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: utpala; see 青蓮 (BCSD '蓮', p. 1023; MW 'utpala')

Contained in

• 净莲(淨蓮) Pure Lotus
• 莲花生(蓮花生) Padmasambhava
• 莲华眼(蓮華眼) blue lotus eyes; padmanetra
• 心如大海无边际 广植净莲养身心(心如大海無邊際 廣植淨蓮養身心) Let the mind be like the vast boundless ocean; Nurture yourself like extensively planted pure lotuses.
• 佛说莲华眼陀罗尼经(佛說蓮華眼陀羅尼經) Blue Lotus Eyes Dharani Sutra; Fo Shuo Lianhua Yan Tuoluoni Jing
• 莲华荷叶(蓮華荷葉) Lotus Flower, Lotus Leaves
• 犹如莲花不着水 亦如日月住虚空(猶如蓮花不著水 亦如日月住虛空) Like a lotus that stays dry in water; Like the sun and moon that abide in the void.
• 日莲正宗创价学会(日蓮正宗創價學會) Soka Gakkai Society
• 淤泥可以长出莲花 寒门可以培养孝子 洪炉可以锻鍊钢铁 困境可以成就伟人 认错可以增加勇气 服务可以转为善缘 苦涩可以酝酿甘甜 烦恼可以化为菩提(淤泥可以長出蓮花 寒門可以培養孝子 洪爐可以鍛鍊鋼鐵 困境可以成就偉人 認錯可以增加勇氣 服務可以轉為善緣 苦澀可以醞釀甘甜 煩惱可以化為菩提) Just as lotuses can grow out of mud, A humble family can raise filial children. Just as steel can be forged in a furnace, Adversity can create greatness. Just as courage comes from admitting one's faults, Service can create good affinities. Just as sweet taste can be brewed from bitterness, Defilements can turn into Bodhi.
• 莲花戒(蓮花戒) Kamalasila
• 莲华部心轨(蓮華部心軌) Lotus Division Heart Ritual Manual
• 净莲华(淨蓮華) Pure Lotus Flower
• 坐百宝莲华(坐百寶蓮華) sitting on a lotus flower with a hundred jewels
• 心如净莲　月明千里(心如淨蓮　月明千里) A Mind Pure as a Lotus; A Clear Moon Shining Far and Wide
• 莲华拳(蓮華拳) lotus fist
• 莲台(蓮臺) lotus seat
• 莲花手印(蓮花手印) Lotus Mudra
• 大莲华(大蓮華) great white lotus
• 妙法莲华经忧波提舍(妙法蓮華經憂波提舍) Saddharmapuṇḍarīkopadeśa; Miaofa Lianhua Jing You Bo Ti She
• 妙法莲华经玄义(妙法蓮華經玄義) Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi
• 添品妙法莲华经(添品妙法蓮華經) The Lotus Sutra; Tian Pin Miaofa Lianhua Jing
• 莲华衣(蓮華衣) kasaya
• 莲华部仪轨(蓮華部儀軌) Lotus Division Ritual Manual
• 莲华面经(蓮華面經) Lianhua Mian Jing
• 莲华手菩萨(蓮華手菩薩) Padmapani bodhisattva
• 莲社(蓮社) Lotus Society ; Lotus Society
• 莲池观(蓮池觀) visualization of lotus ponds
• 百莲华眼顶无障碍功德光明王(百蓮華眼頂無障礙功德光明王) Śatapadmanayanacūḍa
• 莲花胎(蓮花胎) lotus womb
• 莲胎(蓮胎) lotus womb
• 智门莲华(智門蓮華) Zhimen says, Lotus Flower
• 智门莲华荷叶(智門蓮華荷葉) Zhimen says, Lotus Flowers and Lotus Leaves
• 成就妙法莲华经王瑜伽观智仪轨(成就妙法蓮華經王瑜伽觀智儀軌) Ritual for Attainment of the Wonderful Lotus Sutra Yoga Contemplation; Chengjiu Miaofa Lianhua Jing Wang Yujia Guan Zhi Yi Gui

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番莲 、 哑巴吃黄莲 、 五莲 、 花莲 、 莲子 、 莲都 、 莲房 、 五莲县 、 莲湖 、 莲蓬 、 以法莲 、 莲蓬头 、 吕秀莲 、 榴莲果 、 花莲市 、 夏士莲 、 白莲教 、 睡莲

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• The Mainland Sangha in Taiwan 大陸僧侶在台灣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 7 - A Monastic's Faith 1 《百年佛緣7－僧信篇1》 — count: 24
• Hong Kong 香港 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 21
• Pure Land School - 5. Records of Reciting the Name of the Buddha for a Future Life 淨土宗 伍、念佛往生錄 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 20
• Malaysia 馬來亞 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 15
• Lecture 7: End-of-Life Chanting 第七講．往生助念 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 4: Assemblies and Dharma Services 《僧事百講4－集會共修》 — count: 13
• Thailand 泰國 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 11
• Hsing Yun Diary 29 - Chan in Daily Life: The Path of Marriage 星雲日記29～生活禪 婚姻之道(1994/5/16～1994/5/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 9
• India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 8
• Hsing Yun Diary 36 - The Disposition of an Apprentice 星雲日記36～學徒性格 學徒性格(1995/8/1～1995/8/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 8
• Hsing Yun Diary 40 - Skillful Use of Spiritual Powers: Achievements and Virtue as the Result of Karma 星雲日記40～神通妙用 功德果報(1996/4/1~1996/4/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 8

Collocations

• 东莲 (東蓮) 在香港創辦東蓮覺苑 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 11: Various Types of Dharma Affairs 第十一講．法務種種 — count: 33
• 莲友 (蓮友) 蓮友 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 6: Intersting Monastery Occurrences 第六講‧叢林趣聞 — count: 21
• 莲觉苑 (蓮覺苑) 在香港創辦東蓮覺苑 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 11: Various Types of Dharma Affairs 第十一講．法務種種 — count: 18
• 莲小 (蓮小) 就到達怡保的東蓮小築 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Malaysia 馬來亞 — count: 15
• 妙莲 (妙蓮) 教授和尚妙蓮阿闍黎 — Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》, Hsing Yun Diary 10 - Diligently Plowing the Field of the Heart: Interaction at Crossroads 星雲日記10～勤耕心田 感應道交(1991/4/16~4/30) — count: 12
• 志莲 (誌蓮) 了不起的志蓮淨苑 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Hong Kong 香港 — count: 9
• 果莲 (果蓮) 中華雙林寺是由現任主持果蓮尼師募建的 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, India 印度 — count: 8
• 莲尼师 (蓮尼師) 中華雙林寺是由現任主持果蓮尼師募建的 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, India 印度 — count: 8
• 慈莲 (慈蓮) 張慈蓮因為我的勸告 — Hundred Sayings 5 - Never Make Any Returns 《往事百語5－永不退票》, A Moment of Thought 一念之間 — count: 7
• 莲邦 (蓮邦) 如何乘蓮邦舟航 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Honoring the true teaching - Part 12 [Lecture] 尊重正法平等流布分第十二 【講話】 — count: 7