For 10 points, name this sacred water flower similar to a water lily.
Blue versions of these objects represented the sun in ancient Egypt, since they appeared during the day. This flower names Mahayana's most important sutra, as well as a (*) meditation position in Buddhism, whose Eightfold Path is represented by this flower's eight petals. For 10 points, name this sacred water flower similar to a water lily.
Blue versions of these objects represented the sun in ancient Egypt, since they appeared during the day.
sacred lotus (accept padma; accept water lily or nymphaea before "sutra" is read, as the Egyptian blue lotus is technically a water lily; prompt on "flower" before it is read)