Assertion: lotus | /r/CapableOf | represent purity
Facets:
value: in buddhism
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the classical written and oral literature of many Asian cultures the lotus is present in figurative form, representing elegance, beauty, perfection, purity and grace, being often used in poems and songs as an allegory for ideal feminine attributes.
text: In Buddhism, the lotus represents purity as well as desire.
text: Thus not only does a lotus represent purity, growth, freedom and birth.