Meanings

udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)

lotus flower

flower arrangement

kaleidoscope

bright and beautiful

to become brilliant

brilliant

rite of scattering flowers

empty show

essence

flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)

anthology (of poems)

Japan and the Republic of China

Sinocentrism

sublimation

national pride

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour)

Lotus Sutra

flowery yet empty words