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Definition[1]

The four (divine) flowers— mandāra, mahāmandāra, mañjūṣaka, and mahāmañjūsaka. Also, pundarīka, utpala, padma, and kumuda or white, blue, red, and yellow lotuses.

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]

四花===(名數)法華六瑞中雨華瑞之四花也。一曼陀羅華,二摩訶曼陀羅華(小大之白蓮華),三曼殊沙華,四摩訶曼殊沙華(小大之赤蓮華)。【又】一分陀利,白蓮華也。二優缽羅,青蓮華也。三缽特摩,紅蓮華也。四拘物投,黃蓮華也。見名義集三。【又】形容大般涅槃時之娑羅雙樹,於棺之四方,立一雙之白蓮華及白造華。亦曰四花。

Source
丁福保《佛學大辭典》
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