Flowers are a decorative part of tattoo designs and Lotus flower is the most popular and meaningful one among them. Its symbolism comes from its relationship with the elements of water and fire. As it grows in the water, the lotus has become a natural tribute to water-affiliated concepts like: Dreams, Emotion, Intuition, Awareness, Purification. Both small and large lotus tattoos are always good-looking and add some original and nice additions to any body art. The colors are different, from simple back to bright colors and are based on your personal taste.

As regards the spiritual meaning, it is the symbol in Buddhism, which reflect faith, purification and light. In nature lotus grows in the mud and becomes noticeable from the water surface when it blossoms, thus representing the Buddhist’s level of enlightenment.

The color of the lotus is also an important option, so think about it while having the tattoo applied on your skin. Thus, we represent the meanings of the main colors:

A white flower represents sacred perfection and intellectual purity. you can implement this color over a dark color ink.

A red flower represents love and compassion, and a lotus flower design in bright, or red colors will attract anybody.

In Hinduism the lotus flower is also a very important spiritual symbol which characterizes spiritual rebirth. You can depict the water as a background, which will give a deeper spiritual meaning to your tattoo. And if you want blue-colored waves then you can choose a red, pink, orange or yellow colored lotuses.

In Chinese culture the lotus flower represents love, trust and harmony between two people, so having matching lotus flower tattoos with your partner can be the symbol of your endless love. While, if you are single, you can apply 2 lotus flowers on the equal parts of your body.

The closed lotus tattoos are nice, but the opened ones have another meaning, like displaying your delicate and fragile heart. Overall, whether you choose a lotus flower tattoo purely for aesthetic reasons or to demonstrate deeper, more spiritual side, the different options for the final design are multiple and all of them express your version of its importance for you.