What is the origin of "golden lotus"?

Some people say that the Southern Dynasties Qi Donghun Hou's Pan Fei barefoot walking in the gold foil cut into the lotus, as "step by step lotus", but this does not refer to Pan Fei's feet. Others say, it is the fifth generation of the sunken eyes dancing on the lotus platform, get "golden lotus" name, which also does not refer to the sunken eyes of the feet.

Currently the more consistent view that the "Golden Lotus" by the Buddhist culture of the "lotus" derived. Lotus" as the name of women's small feet is a kind of beauty, in Buddhist art, the Bodhisattva is mostly barefoot on the lotus, which may also be an important reason for the lotus and women's small feet associated.

The name "Golden Lotus" is mainly due to the traditional Chinese language. People like to use the word "gold" to modify the precious or beautiful things, to "golden lotus" called women's feet, is a kind of expression of precious beauty. Later, it was customary to say that those within three inches were "Golden Lotus", those within four inches were "Silver Lotus", and those larger than four inches were "Iron Lotus". Thus, the golden lotus has become synonymous with small feet.