{"product_id":"the-sakura-ring-pink-opal","title":"The Sakura Ring - Pink Opal","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe brilliance, fragility and transience of life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTied to the Buddhist themes of mortality, mindfulness and living in the present, Japanese cherry blossoms are a timeless metaphor for human existence. Blooming season is powerful, glorious and intoxicating, but tragically short-lived — a visual reminder that our lives, too, are fleeting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"carousel-inside\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"carousel-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"carousel-overlay\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"content\" class=\"inside\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-7\"\u003e\n\u003carticle id=\"post-437\" class=\"post-437 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTHE MEANING OF SAKURA\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe national flower of Japan, the cherry blossom – or \u003cem\u003eSakura\u003c\/em\u003e, represents a time of renewal and optimism. The pops of pink mark the ending of winter and signify the beginning of spring. Due to their quick blooming season, cherry blossoms also symbolize the transience of life, a major theme in Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCherry blossoms’ magnificent but brief lifespan, falling a couple of weeks after full bloom, reminds people that similar to the delicate white-pink flowers a human’s life is also short and beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAdditionally, fallen cherry blossom petals represent the souls of Japanese samurais with a noble character, who were known not to fear death, and who were killed while sacrificing their lives for the emperor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Lilyblonde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52002131181897,"sku":"","price":294.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2121\/7299\/files\/IMG-2026.jpg?v=1743251913","url":"https:\/\/www.lilyblonde.com\/products\/the-sakura-ring-pink-opal","provider":"Lilyblonde","version":"1.0","type":"link"}