Concerning this way of being a bodhisattva, the last verse section of chapter 15 includes the phrase, “. . . and [they] are untainted by worldly things, just as the lotus flower in the water emerges from the earth.” The lotus grows only in muddy water, yet its beautiful flowers bloom without being tainted by the muddy water. Thus, a bodhisattva should live in this actual world without being tainted by the mud of the world, like beautiful flowers blooming with truth.