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Definition[1]

A half-opened lotus, such as one of the forms of Guanyin holds in the hand.

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

乃半開而即將盛開之蓮華。「未敷蓮華合掌」則係密教基本印母十二合掌之一,呈現蓮華未開而將開之形,作二掌相合而中虛空且稍穹窿狀,又稱未開蓮合掌、如來開蓮合掌。(參閱「十二合掌」336)

Source
佛光電子大辭典
Page
p1938
Definition[3]

未敷蓮華===(雜名)半開而將滿開之蓮華也。秘密念佛抄曰:「觀音手執未敷蓮,作開敷勢,即此表示也。」

Source
丁福保《佛學大辭典》
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