Order of the Golden Lotus (El Loto de Oro)

The Order of the Golden Lotus (Spanish: Orden del Loto de Oro, Portuguese: Ordem do Lótus de Ouro, French: Ordre du Lotus d'Or, Italian: Ordine del Loto d'Oro) is a Zen Mahayana/Tibetan Buddhist military and social order recognized in 1556 by the Grand Inquisitor of Spain.

The order was the largest and most popular of the four Buddhist military orders in Europe, earning high acclaim across Buddhist Europe during and after the Buddhist Conquest of Western Europe. Many of the leaders in the Buddhist European kingdoms were members of the order. The order was credited with the exile of the Catholic Spanish monarchy, as well as many major Buddhist victories during the war.

The order is headed in Madrid, Spain, and finances the construction of most Buddhist monasteries and temples across Europe.