text: In Cao Dai, the first of the three jewels, tinh, which represents matter and the body, is accompanied by the offering of one of these things.
full_question: In Cao Dai, the first of the three jewels, tinh, which represents matter and the body, is accompanied by the offering of one of these things. Eighteen of these items are carved on the Jewel Promenade platform at Mahabodhi Temple Complex where the Buddha walked. A text named for one of these items is divided into "theoretical teachings," consisting of the first fourteen chaptersincluding one on the "Expedient Means"and the "essential teachings," which include the "Life Span" chapter. In ancient Rome, hanging these items upside down over a table meant that discussions were private. After a vision at the Hill of Tepeyac, a Mexican peasant had a bunch of these items fall out of his tilma when he visited the Archbishop, after which an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared on his cloak. For 10 points, name these plants that include the lotus, lily-of-the-valley, and rose.
first_sentence: In Cao Dai, the first of the three jewels, tinh, which represents matter and the body, is accompanied by the offering of one of these things.
raw_answer: flowers [or lotus, rose, or rosa until they are read; prompt on "plants"]