Dictionary Definition ：
Definition[1]
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padma
(Sanskrit). A white lotus (Nymphaea alba), one of the major symbols used in Buddhism, iconographically as well as in literary works, to represent purity. The lotus is distinctive in that though its roots lie within the mud of a pool, its flower blooms above the water in untainted beauty.
Source
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A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)
Definition[2]
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Padma see paduma.
Source
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Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,
Definition[3]
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pad+ma
[translation-san] padma
[translation-eng] {Hopkins} lotus [specifically nelumbium speciosum or nymphaea alba]; ruby
[comments] transliteration of the Sanskrit word, padma
Source
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Jeffrey Hopkins' Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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