SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of Buddhist believers and festival-goers filled downtown Seoul for Yeon Deung Hoe, or the ...

The public fascination with The White Lotus series seems more about excess than enlightenment — but its third season ...

Landing back into the water on “The White Lotus” can seem like the best and only escape from the tyranny of ego and desire.

The blooming of a lotus is said to mimic the Buddhist eightfold path — it grows from the mud (the cycle of life), it appears clean on the surface and floats above the mud (purification), before ...

T here is a Zen Buddhist saying “no mud, no lotus”, which means that the beautiful lotus flower which grows in muddy waters would never have come into existence without the mu ...

Rooted in mud, that's the tropical plant that grows through the water toward the sun, and finally, comes into flower — the white lotus, the Buddhist symbol of being fully awakened. And there ...

Giant lanterns are moved in a parade during the Yeon Deung Hoe, or Lotus Lantern Festival, ahead of the Buddha's birthday on May 5, in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 26, 2025.

lotus flowers and phoenixes, lighting up the streets of Seoul at night. Smaller lanterns are carried by monks and followers but larger, themed and Buddhism inspired lanterns are transported by ...