asphodel Mahayana only asphodels can grow in the meadow of the soul 030531 ... god what's that? 030531 ... Mahayana a modest little flower with grayish leaves, the asphodel was a Greek symbol of the underworld, hence death and/or mortality. Persephone, as queen of the deah wore a garland of asphodel flowers. the souls in her underground realm of Hades wandered in meadows of asphodel. 030531 ... Mahayana and soul ... well its all relative the term soul without qualification, however, is a true symbol, in that it stands for the totality of an individuals thoughts, feelings, memories, attitudes, affections, hopes, fears--the whole personality, immortal or not. though seldom pictured, the idea itself is the symbol. 030531 what's it to you? who go blather from