2) The Baha'i Faith has a "Mother" Temple (or House of Worship) on each continent around the world. In North America it is located in Wilmette, Illinois, right near the US-Canadian border. The temples are all nine-sided and open for prayers and meditation to people of all religions.
1) We don't have any temples we have shrines the main shrine is the shrine of the Bab were he lays.
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A Bahai place of worship is called: 1) a Bahai house of worship, 2) a Bahai temple or 3) a Mashriqu'l-adhkar These are three different names for the same thing.
No. Lotus Temple at Delhi is a contemporary structure. It has been built by the followers of the Bahai Sect.
Each Baha'i temple is unique in its own right, based upon the design of its architect. The only exception is that every temple must be nine-sided.
Actually it was designed by Mr. Mason Remey the Guardian of Baha'i Faith.
Yes, there are homes that belong to Baha'is in Wilmette, IL, as well as a Baha'i Home for the Aged. The Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette is located at Linden and Sheridan. See http://www.bahai.us/bahai-temple
The Lotus Temple is located at Lotus Temple Road, Post Shambhu Dayal Bagh, Bahapur, Kalkaji, New Delhi, Delhi 110019. It is the same as the Bahai Temple but is called the Lotus Temple because of its lotus-like shape.
The Lotus Temple or Bahai House of worship is open to the public and restricts no one regardless of religion or any other destinction. 4 million people year visit the temple as tourists. However, the Bahai laws do stipulate that only the holy scriptures (of any religion) can be read or chanted inside but that no istruments may be played inside unless scripture is set to music, like in a choir and no sermons or ritualistic practice may be performed.
The Bahai Faith does not use any code in its scriptures, which everyone is encouraged to read for themselves. See the Bahai Reference Library for a good selection of Bahai scriptures, all for free. The Bahai community today also does not use codes, secret handshakes, etc..
The Bahai Temple in New Dehli called the "Lotus Temple" because from a birds eye view, the temple looks like a lotus flower. On average, this building is visited by 10,000 people per day. The Bahai Temple in New Dehli called the "Lotus Temple" because from a birds eye view, the temple looks like a lotus flower. On average, this building is visited by 10,000 people per day.
because the bahai religion is afraid that there are secrets that getting told to the outsideworld
Strictly speaking it is not a temple, but rather a shrine: the Shrine of the Bab. It was built by the Baha'is. The inner part of the shrine was built under the direction of Abdu'l-Baha (son of Baha'u'llah), the columns and superstructure and dome were built under the direction of his grandson, Shoghi Effendi.