As a lotus or water lily flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so, I, born in the world, raised in the world, having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world.”
-Buddha

Water Lily is symbolic of rebirth, a symbol of all that is true, good and beautiful, representing good fortune, peace and enlightenment.

Within Hinduism and Buddhism the lotus flower has become a symbol for awakening to the spiritual reality of life.

A lotus represents life in general. As the lotus flower grows up from the mud into an object of great beauty, people also grow and change into something more beautiful.