In traditional art, the lotus is often used as an attribute of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of compassion.

attribute 是名词，来自拉丁语 attribuere（分配、赋予），在艺术和宗教语境中指"象征物"或"标志性特征"，用于识别特定人物或概念。这里指莲花作为观音菩萨的识别特征。