Lotus is a familiar flower and associated with the cultural life of Vietnamese people. For Vietnamese people, lotus is considered a flower symbolizing the uprightness and high bar. Therefore, the lotus is considered a flower representing the upright and gentlemanly people.
Even though they live in the mud, the lotuses still rise to give off a fragrance as if encapsulating all the essence. of heaven and earth. It is a symbol of undying vitality, under any conditions, this flower still blooms brilliantly and reaches out to the sun. Therefore, lotus is also considered a flower symbolizing strength, intense vitality, gentle beauty, pure soul.
- Lotus appears in all aspects of people's life. Vietnam. Not only used to decorate homes, worship on holidays, Lunar New Year…
- Lotus flowers and parts of the lotus plant are also used to make tea, ingredients in Vietnamese dishes. .
I was born into a family with a tradition of carpentry in Chang Son, Thach That - a village clearly depicted in the novel Xu Doai May Trang by the late writer Nguyen Son Dong .
If anyone has ever gone through childhood, where there are golden rice fields with flying storks, has ever watched the hands of artisans creating masterpieces of Vietnamese art history, has ever immersed themselves in the delicate and meticulous carvings on the patterns in ancient pagodas, has ever stood before the lotus pond with the pure fragrance of the wind and vowed to return... Surely, each of us will have a deep love in our hearts called " LOVE HOMETOWN, PEACE, HAPPINESS ". Even though time has changed, every time I remember my childhood, the lotus flower always evokes in me beautiful memories of every moment from the first time I had the honor of attending the Uncle Ho's Good Children Congress... It is from that love that gave me the strong emotions to learn, research and draw the Kim Duc Lotus painting series , which makes me feel warm and comfortable as if life itself is a dream in the waking state.
Have you ever thought that you understand everything about the Lotus? Is the Lotus the Flower of Heaven, the Flower of Heaven with the subconscious of a materialistic and idealistic worldview? I firmly believe that behind the Lotus there are many mysteries that I cannot fully understand! I love the Lotus from the mythological fairy tales, it seems that since the existence of humans, there has been the Lotus. The symbol of holy beauty, tolerance, loyalty, resilience, nobility represents the past, present and future of goodness, peace, prosperity and happiness of the human world. The Lotus appears in most cultures throughout history from Egypt , Greece , Maya , India , China , Japan , Korea , Thailand , Myanmar ...
The lotus flower in Egyptian culture is considered the most noble flower.
The ancient Egyptians revered the Lotus as a symbol of the Sun, purity, creativity and rebirth. They always used the Lotus in sacrificial rituals, considering the Lotus as the legend of the birth of all things, a mystical flower representing the World of the Gods.
In addition to the lotus motif in ancient Egyptian architecture, the lotus image from a multicultural perspective has long been the focus of archaeologists uncovering the secrets of lotus motifs. I love lotus from ancient books, I love lotus from traditional and contemporary architecture. I am fascinated by lotus from Sanyan and Goguryeo motifs . I love lotus through the 500-year-old paintings at the Fo Guang Shan Museum of Fine Arts and the great achievements of Master Hsing Yun. I feel the Lotus through the details of architecture and sculpture in the temples I have visited in India, China , Japan , Bhutan , Tibet , North Korea , Myanmar, South Korea , Thailand , Brunei , Australia ... and especially like many other Vietnamese people, as a Buddhist, I am always proud of the special typical values , historical relics and architectural art of the ancient temples spread across Vietnam. There is always the image of the Lotus as Buddha as well as the masterpieces of Vietnamese art history such as One Pillar Pagoda , Nine-Pillar Lotus Tower , Dau Pagoda , But Thap Pagoda , Keo Pagoda , Kim Lien Pagoda , Tay Phuong Pagoda , Thay Pagoda ... The image of the Lotus flower is often incorporated into architectural details, in the stone reliefs supporting the pillars, the pedestal with rich decorative motifs, the Lotus leaf is the symbol of the Buddhist robe, also depicted in the stone sculpture of Amitabha statue from the Ly Dynasty at Phat Tich Pagoda , Bac Ninh .
From the mysterious life cycle of the Lotus that makes it associated with the Nile River that deposits alluvium every year, or the concept of the Mayan civilization more than 3000 years ago, the Mayans came from the Lotus Galaxy , and the birth of the Buddha walking seven steps, each step sprouting a Lotus, to the life cycle of the Lotus as a metaphor for reincarnation... I have wished to contribute a little bit of my small strength through Kim Duc's Lotus paintings to express my burning love and wish for the Lotus to exist and spread from one culture to another like an immortal flame that smolders forever, with the important mission of the Lotus as a Holy flower that can eliminate the suffering of Humanity.
