Our country has always had the custom of setting off lotus lanterns to pray for blessings during festivals. The lotus lantern is one of the various types of lamps in Buddhism. It is used exclusively by Guanyin, which means to drive away darkness and illuminate life. Generally, people place lotus lanterns to pay homage to their ancestors. Todays lotus lanterns have long exceeded their purpose of praying for blessings and offering sacrifices, and are only for people to watch.
Illustrated tutorial for origami praying lotus, material preparation: 12 pieces of paper for lotus petals, each piece is 2:1 rectangular. Lotus leaf paper: 4 sheets, the same size as the petals. 1 thin rope. Four paper clips or small clips to secure.
1. Fold the rectangular paper in half
2. Unfold and fold the four corners toward the middle crease.
3. Fold the upper and lower long edges along the center line.
4. Make the other three pieces in the same way.. The green one is used to make lotus leaves.
5. Stack the three pieces that will be the petals in the same direction. Flip the green piece that will be the lotus leaf, then stack it neatly with the petals, and finally fold it in half.
6. Fix it with a paper clip. Then repeat the above steps to fold the other three groups.
7. Remove the paper clip, stack the four sets of components together, and pinch them with your hands.
8. Tie it tightly from the middle with a thin rope.
9. Then unfold and pull up the petals. The petals should be pulled up every other piece, and every four petals are in one layer.
First level:
Second level:
Third level:
10. After pulling the last layer, don’t rush to pull the leaves, because the arrangement method of leaves is different from that of petals.
Last layer:
11. The way lotus leaves unfold.
12. The beautiful origami prayer lotus is finished. It’s actually not very difficult. What do you think?
