This is a free download from dover. from: store.doverpublications.com/0486996042.html Authentic motifs from the finest Chinese textile patterns, Buddhist murals, and other artifacts depict mythical creatures, animals, landscapes, flowers, and other subjects. The 108 designs — 54 in full color and 54 of the same image in black-and-white — can be adapted to a variety of uses according to their configurations.
In Buddhism: Lotus :This pattern of growth signifies the progress of the soul from the primeval mud of materialism, through the waters of experience, and into the bright sunshine of enlightenment.
motherofhermes: When the lotus blossoms, the bees come from all around of their own accord, to gather the honey. There is a lotus in your heart and its honey is love. Make that lotus blossom! Sri Ramakrishna Art: Golden Lotus by Olivia Fraser
