White lotus explained

White lotus can refer to:

Plants

White waterlily, an aquatic flowering plant
- Nymphaea alba, of Europe and North Africa
- Nymphaea lotus, of East Africa and Southeast Asia
- Nymphaea nouchali, of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia
- Nymphaea pubescens, of South Asia and Southeast Asia

Buddhist sect

White Lotus, a Buddhist sect which became an influential secret society in imperial China
- Red Turban Rebellion, a 1351–1368 rebellion that overthrew the Yuan dynasty
- White Lotus Rebellion, a 1794–1804 rebellion during the Qing dynasty

Fictional organizations loosely based on the historical organization

White Lotus Society, a fictional organization in the video game Mortal Kombat.
Order of the White Lotus, a fictional organization in the animated television series and The Legend of Korra
White Lotus Society, a fictional triad holding secrets of the far past in the 2008 fantasy novel Necropolis by Anthony Horowitz.

Other uses

White Lotus (album), a 2011 album by the American post-hardcore band Eyes Set to Kill
Ganglamedo, also translated as White lotus, a 2006 Chinese musical film
The White Lotus, an American TV series
White Lotus, a 1965 novel by John Hersey
White Lotus Foundation, a yoga organization

See also