傑·文化 - 香港荷花展2024 (第1輯) Kit.Culture - Hong Kong Lotus Festival 2024 (Part 1)

繼去年首屆香港荷花展成功舉辦後，寶蓮禪寺、香港園藝學會及星島新聞集團將於2024年6月22日至7月2日期間，再次合辦「盛世荷花‧福佑香江－ 2024香港荷花展暨大灣區荷花展蘇港荷花展」，分別在大嶼山寶蓮禪寺、天壇大佛、地壇廣場展出約400品種共6,000多盆荷花，免費開放予香港巿民及外地遊客蒞臨參觀及參加各項活動和講座。
在中國傳統文化或者民間，大多習慣將蓮花稱為荷花。荷花或蓮花對佛教有着特殊意義，因應世俗，佛教人士把荷花與睡蓮也一併統稱為蓮花，並賦予其特殊涵義。第一是蓮蓬裏的蓮子，不管放多少年，一旦遇到適合的條件，就會重新生根發芽，長出美麗的蓮花。這種擁有頑強生命力的蓮花，被視為生命的延續與再生，就相當於佛教裏面輪迴解脫的概念。
第二是蓮花的蓮瓣，它代表不同人的境界。普通人大概只有十幾片花瓣，聖人或菩薩有幾百個蓮瓣，佛祖有幾千個蓮瓣，叫千葉寶蓮。寶蓮襌寺天壇大佛為甚麼要坐在蓮花瓣，指的是千葉寶蓮，就是要告訴我們，只要努力，人會有不同程度的進步。
第三個特殊涵義，是真正佛教的一種涵義，就是清淨。淤泥好比僧侶信徒身處的紅塵世界，如能做到出淤泥而不染，即是生在紅塵裏，仍然不被名利所誘惑，能夠做一個正直的人。在佛教裏面，蓮花是修行的一個最理想的啟發對象，種上蓮花，看到它的美；種上蓮花，觀察它的出淤泥而不染；種上蓮花，看到它頑強的生命力；種上蓮花，看到生命的生生不息，有無窮可以給人們生命一個徹底的昇華。
來源: 星島頭條網頁
蓮或荷花，自古受中國人所喜愛。宋代學者周敦頤便稱頌蓮花為"出污泥而不染"，像徵着君子和廉潔的品質。
荷花是蓮科蓮屬多年生草本出水植物，又稱荷、荷花、蓮花，古稱芙蓉、菡萏、芙蕖，是多年生草本花卉。蓮花原產於中國，在水中生活，通常被種植於池塘之中。花一般盛開於夏季，蓮花也因而成為夏日之風物。
來源: 維基百科
Following the successful holding of the first Hong Kong Lotus Show last year, Po Lin Monastery, the Hong Kong Horticultural Society and Sing Tao News Group will once again co-organize "Lotus in Prosperous Times - Blessing Hong Kong - 2024" from June 22 to July 2, 2024 The Hong Kong Lotus Exhibition and the Greater Bay Area Lotus Exhibition "Suzhou-Hong Kong Lotus Exhibition" display about 400 varieties and more than 6,000 pots of lotus flowers at the Po Lin Monastery, Tian Tan Buddha and Ditan Square on Lantau Island. They are open to Hong Kong citizens and foreign tourists for free. and participate in various activities and lectures.
In traditional Chinese culture or among the people, it is customary to refer to lotus as lotus. The lotus or lotus has special significance to Buddhism. In response to the secular world, Buddhists collectively call lotus and water lily the lotus, and give them a special meaning. The first is the lotus seeds in the lotus pod. No matter how many years they are left, once they encounter suitable conditions, they will take root again and grow beautiful lotus flowers. This lotus with tenacious vitality is regarded as the continuation and regeneration of life, which is equivalent to the concept of liberation from reincarnation in Buddhism.
The second is the petals of the lotus, which represent the realms of different people. Ordinary people only have about a dozen petals, saints or Bodhisattvas have hundreds of petals, and Buddha has thousands of petals, which is called the Thousand-leaf Lotus. Why does the Tiantan Buddha of Baolianzhu Temple sit on lotus petals? It refers to the Thousand-leaf Baolian. It is to tell us that as long as we work hard, people will make varying degrees of progress.
The third special meaning is a true Buddhist meaning, which is purity. The mud is like the world of mortals that monks and believers live in. If you can escape from the mud without being stained, even if you are born in the mortal world, you will still not be tempted by fame and fortune, and you can be an upright person. In Buddhism, the lotus is the most ideal inspirational object for practice. Plant a lotus and see its beauty; plant a lotus and observe how it emerges from the mud without being stained; plant a lotus and see its tenacious vitality; plant a lotus and see its tenacious vitality; Going to the lotus and seeing the endless life, there is infinity, which can give people a complete sublimation of life.
Source: Sing Tao Toutiao website
Lotus, or lotus, has been loved by Chinese people since ancient times. Zhou Dunyi, a scholar in the Song Dynasty, praised the lotus as "coming out of the mud but not stained", symbolizing the qualities of a gentleman and incorruptibility.
Lotus is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Nelumbinaceae, also known as lotus, lotus, and lotus. In ancient times, it was called hibiscus, lotus, and hibiscus. It is a perennial herbaceous flower. Lotus is native to China, lives in water, and is usually planted in ponds. The flowers generally bloom in summer, and lotus flowers have become a summer sight.
Source: Wikipedia

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