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Padma (other)
Padma may refer to: Common meanings * Padma (attribute), the lotus, a symbolic flower repeatedly referred to in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism * Padma, in the Indian numbering system equal to one wikt:quadrillion, quadrillion (1015) * Padmaprabha, 6th Jain Tirthankara * Padmasambhava, a Buddhist scholar Places * Padma, Hazaribagh (community development block), in Jharkhand, India * Padma, Hazaribagh, in Jharkhand, India * Padma River, a river of Bangladesh Notable people * Padma (politician) (born 1945), Indian politician * Padma Choling (born 1952), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), China * Padma Desai (born 1932), Indian-American development economist * Padma Gole (1913–1998), Marathi poet from Maharashtra * Padma Khanna (born 1949), popular actress of Bollywood and Bhojpuri cinema * Padma Lakshmi (born 1970), a host of the reality TV program ''Top Chef'' *Padma Narsey Lal (born 1951), Fijian ecological economist * Padma Sachdev (1940–2021), Indian writer, nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma (attribute)
The lotus, ''Nelumbo nucifera'', is an aquatic plant that plays a central role in the art of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. In Asian art a lotus throne is a stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure. It is the normal pedestal for divine figures in Buddhist art and Hindu art, and often seen in Jain art. Originating in Indian art, it followed Indian religions to East Asia in particular. Hinduism Hindus revere it with the divinities Vishnu and Lakshmi often portrayed on a pink lotus in iconography; historically, many deities, namely Brahma, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Kubera, usually sit on a stylized lotus throne. In the representation of Vishnu as Padmanabha (Lotus navel), a lotus issues from his navel with Brahma on it. The goddess Saraswati is portrayed on a pale pink lotus. The lotus is the symbol of what is divine or immortal in humanity, and also symbolizes divine perfection. The lotus is the attribute of sun and fire gods. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
