Why does the spider lily represent death?
The other shore flower (Lele conceit) is a type of other shore plant also known as Manjusaka, often described as a hybrid with red, white, and yellow flowers. In many literary and film works, the spider lily was used as a symbol of death. This is because in Buddhism, the flower of the other shore is regarded as the "flower of life and death" because its petals and leaves are both white and red, but once the flower withers, the leaves will grow back. This cycle was seen as the cycle of life and a symbol of death. In Buddhism, death was regarded as an inevitable process, while the Red Spider Lily was regarded as a beautiful flower that bloomed at the time of death, symbolizing the rebirth or transcendence of the human soul. In Chinese literature, the other shore flower was also used as an image related to death. For example, in Dream of the Red Chamber, Lin Daiyu's death was described as the blooming of the spider lilies. In the novel Ghost Blows Out the Light, the spider lily was used as an image representing death, and also symbolized the process of finding the truth of death and surpassing death. The spider lily was widely used in many literary and film works because of its beautiful flowers and the symbol of death.
