Ma'anar ƙamus na "Sacred Lotus" nau'in tsiro ne a kimiyance da aka sani da Nelumbo nucifera, wanda ake ɗaukarsa mai tsarki a cikin al'adu da addinai da yawa, gami da Hindu, Buddha, da tatsuniyar Masarawa. Magarya ita ce lili na ruwa da ake girmamawa don kyawunta, tsarkinta, da alamar ruhaniya. Yana da manyan furanni hoda ko fari masu ƙamshi da manyan ganye waɗanda ke shawagi a saman ruwan. Sau da yawa ana kwatanta shukar a cikin fasaha da wallafe-wallafe a matsayin alamar haskaka ruhaniya, tsarki, da sake haifuwa.