Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella, ill · London : A. and C. Black · leaf 319
llthe first weeks of September the lotus will be bloom-ing bravely, undaunted by the suns fierce rays;and the first breath of autumn, which bringsnew life and energy to a human being after theheat of the summer, will mean death to the lotus.Truly it is a beautiful flower this flower of Buddha,as… … THE LOTUS 187 though drawing inspiration from the bronze lotusbefore them ; the silence of their souls is the silenceof the flowers, and the shape of the open blooms inthe sunlight is the symbol of Buddhas enlighten-ment. Every little idol of Buddha, be it in thefamily shrine or grand and stately…
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