Silver Toned Lotus Pendant, 1 1/4"

Lotus in enamel. The awakening flower in color.

1.25 inches. Everyday pendant scale.

Silver-tone hardware. Ready for chain or cord.

• Design: enameled lotus on silver-tone metal, approximately 1 1/4 in
• Bail fits standard chains and cords, sold separately
• Wipe with a soft dry cloth; enamel prefers to skip the pool
• SKU: JLO31

The lotus earned its place in Hindu and Buddhist iconography by observation: rooted in pond mud, rising through murky water, opening immaculate above the surface, the plant became both traditions' living image of awakening, purity arising from difficulty, the enlightened mind above the mire. Deities are enthroned on it, the chakra system draws its centers as lotus blossoms, and the sacred texts return to it constantly, which is a weight of meaning worth naming honestly when selling a pendant: this small enamel flower carries symbols that belong first to living traditions, worn best with that respect in mind. As jewelry it is a bright, wearable reminder of the flower's plain lesson, that clean things can rise from hard places. The pendant awakens no one on its own, as we say plainly across the jewelry shelf; it wears the East's kindest metaphor, and the rising stays the wearer's.

1. Hang it from the chain or cord of your choice.
2. Wear it as the reminder the symbol was made to be.
3. Wipe dry; enamel keeps best out of pools and showers.

• Silver Toned Buddha Pendant, 1": the teacher beside the flower.
• Silver Plated Chains, Set of 12: the chain for the pendant.
• Shivaa Incense Sticks by Sree Vani: the devotional register in smoke.

What does the lotus symbolize?

Awakening and purity in Hindu and Buddhist tradition: the flower that roots in mud, rises through murky water, and opens clean above it.

Is a chain included?

No: the bail fits standard chains and cords, sold separately.

Can I shower in it?

Enamel prefers not: wipe it dry and let it skip the pool.