莲宗 Traditional form: 蓮宗 Pinyin (reading): Liánzōng Definitions: see 淨土宗/净土宗 ( Jìngtǔzōng) Characters: 莲 - lotus, water lily; paradise 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect Traditional characters: 蓮 - lotus, water lily; paradise 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect