Meanings

Nichiren Shoshu (sect of Buddhism)

false anemone (Anemonopsis macrophylla)

nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land

Camellia japonica 'Benimyorenji' (cultivar of common camellia)

hasumijiro camellia (Camellia japonica var.)

giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)

White Lotus Society

Chinese dunce cap (species of succulent plant, Orostachys iwarenge)

lotus pond

to dig up lotus roots

jacana (esp. the pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

pancake ice

lotus leaf

lotus seat (under Buddhist statues)

lotus seat (under Buddhist statues)

okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

wax apple (Syzygium samarangense)

lotus seed

threeleaf goldthread (Coptis trifolia)

something pure amidst filth