I grow with my roots in the mud,
but my flower is the symbol of purity.
What am I?

Q: I grow with my roots in the mud, but my flower is the symbol of purity. What am I?

A lotus.. The lotus is hydrophobic — water and dirt simply slide off the petals. Indian philosophy noticed this 3,000 years before chemistry did, and turned it into a metaphor.

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A lotus. — The lotus is hydrophobic — water and dirt simply slide off the petals. Indian philosophy noticed this 3,000 years before chemistry did, and turned it into a metaphor.