The architectural award-winning Baha'i Lotus Temple was designed by Iranian architect Fariburz Sahba. It has been called India's Taj Mahal of the 20th Century.

It was "built" by members of the Bahai Faith all around the world who contributed financially to the project - just one example of the international cooperation that is a feature of the Baha'i world community. It was physicall "built" by local construction crews who took pride in particdipating in the project.

The Baha'i Faith is practiced around the globe and is second only to Christianity in the number of countries and territories where it can be found. Its Sacred Texts have been translated into more than 700 languages.

If you're asking about the Persian "Bab," Prophet founder of the Babi religion, His commemorated days are as follows: Birth of the Bab - October 20 (1819)

Declaration of the Bab - May 23 (1844)

Martyrdom of the Bab - July 9 (1850)

Yes, the Baha'i Faith is Abrahamic. Baha'u'llah (ie., "Glory of God") was a direct descendant of Abraham through the lineage of his third wife, Keturah, and of the Sassanian kings of Persia. It is believed that His appearance was foretold in the Bible's Daniel and Revelation as well as other OT books.

The 2005 World Christian Encyclopedia estimates the Bahá'í population of the Philippines at about 247,500, or 0.3% of the national population. It can/should be assumed that the number has risen to some degree since then. The official website of the Baha'is of the Philippines is linked below.

There are believers in every country of the world.

Baha'is believe that humanity's time on earth is for the spiritual development of the soul, similar to how a fetus in the womb develops the physical attributes needed for this existence. In the spiritual world the soul will either be nearer to, or further from, God depending upon the soul's progression in this life. "Heaven" is nearness to God, while "hell" is distance from God.

It seems by this question you are asking if there are Baha'i "proverbs"? Not in the sense would be found in the Bible.

There are no myths in the Baha'i Faith. There is only verifiable Baha'i history that dates back to 1844 CE (1260 of the Muslim calendar). The history is verified by official records of various governments as events were reported to them.

The Baha'i Faith began in 1844 with the announcement of the Bab (Arabic for "the Gate") that He was not only a Messenger sent by God to inaugurate a new religion, but also the forerunner of another Messenger (Baha'u'llah) Who would fulfill the Divine promise to bring to humanity an era of peace and well-being. The Bab and Baha'u'llah are both considered Founders of the Baha'i Faith. See bahai.org for more information.

The Baha'i Faith had its inception in 1844.

The Baha'i Faith is monotheistic, believing that the only deity is God, the Creator of all.

There are surely more than 12 laws, and commandments, in the Bahá'í Faith. You can find a summary of the most important laws and ordinances in the Synopsis and Codification of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, for example here: http://www.ibiblio.org/Bahai/Texts/EN/AQD/AQD-17.html

Note that some of the laws are intended for a future society, and can't be currently implemented, because they are under the jurisdiction of civil authorities. For example, this applies to division of estate, when somebody dies without leaving a testament.

Construction of the North American Baha'i Temple began in the early 1920's. The superstructure was completed in 1931, but cladding (overlay) of the building's superstructure wasn't completed until January 1943. The Temple was dedicated and opened to the public on May 2, 1953.

The declaration of Bahá'u'lláh (his statement that he was a messenger of God) was in 1863. The Bahá'í history started somewhat earlier, though; the Báb declared his own mission in 1844. The Báb is often considered a precursor (herald) for Bahá'u'lláh, but at the same time, his religion can be considered a separate religion.

They are two different religions, both part of the Abrahamic tradition but separated by about 3000 years. The Jewish scholars and rabbis and artists have been busy for 3000 years, so that Judaism today is a rich cultural treasure. Its religious texts have commentaries and commentaries on the commentaries to the 7th degree. The Bahai Faith is a very young religion, just 160 years old. It has copious scriptures, but many are not yet translated to European languages, and only a few have commentaries, which are tentative first attempts.

The Bahai community is even more widely spread over the world than Judaism, including a great variety of different cultures, but there is a lot of travel and communication today (not the case in the centuries when Judaism was developing), so one cannot speak of an Iranian Bahai Faith and an American Bahai Faith (for example) in the way that one differentiated between eastern and western traditions in Judaism.

Bahai is an open religion, seeking converts and generally speaking, accepting whoever wants to join. It has no Rabbis: there are scholars, but they have no authority, and there are elected councils that govern local Bahai communities, but they have no authorization to say what the Bahai scriptures and teachings mean. Women participate equally, except (at least for now) at the international level, where the Universal House of Justice has nine elected male members.

Bahais accept Jesus and use the New Testament as scripture, and also accept Muhammad and use the Quran, in addition to their own scriptures, which are the works written by Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha, and in some cases authenticated reports of Abdu'l-Baha's spoken words.

Bahai is quite explicitly modern, speaking of modernity as a new age that needs new religious and social teachings, such as the equality of mean and women, universal education, the abolition of the clergy, the need for a mechanism of world government to guarantee the peace and ensure free trade and communication.

The virtues and core principles of the two religions are very much the same: both praise honesty and abhor lying, for example, both teach that there is one God who sends guidance to humanity.

The Sonship and divinity of Jesus the Christ are fearlessly asserted and the Divine inspiration of the NT is fully recognized by the Baha'i Faith. As Jesus was the "Son" to a Christian, Baha'u'llah (ie., "Glory of God") is the "Father" to a Baha'i, having fulfilled all Bible prophecy literally and/or figuratively.

Because he is the Chosen One! And also to keep the shower clean.

None in particular, as far as I know.

The religion is called the "Bahá'í Faith"; the followers are "Bahá'ís".

The Baha'i Faith has numerous rituals, both individual and collective.

Individual Bahai ritual behaviour includes

- daily prayer and meditation, partly performed as the individual wishes, and partly in set forms (with prescribed movements and facing the Qiblah; sitting in a particular posture to recite the 'greatest name.'

- pilgrimmage

- fasting for one 19-day period each year, from sunrise to sunset

- giving to the Bahai Fund and the Huqullah, described in a study by Margit Warburg as a ritual of giving

Collective rituals include:

- devotional meetings, sometimes referred to as dawn prayers or the Mashriqu'l-adhkar gathering

- the 19 day feast (not a feast that lasts 19 days, but a community meeting held once every 19 days

- rites of passage, such as wedding and funerals. The latter is accompanied by a prescribed prayer said in a particular manner, and a ritual for washing and wrapping the body, placing a ring on the finger of the deceased, etc. However the prescribed wedding ceremony is very brief, allowing a maximum of latitude for inculturation.

- Holy Days commemorating significant events in the history of the Babi and Bahai Faiths, and the Bahai New Year. The latter is often celebrated with Persian cultural rituals such as the haft-sin table, but this is a cultural borrowing, not a Bahai religious practice: there is no religious significance to performing it or failing to do so.

There are also numerous "little rituals": ritual material in the Bahai Writings which the individual may opt to practice, for example, a naming ceremony for a newborn child, table prayers before and after eating. Here the performance of the ritual has a religious meaning for the individual, family or group, but non-performance would not be religiously significant. In contrast, failing to attend Feasts, say the daily obligatory prayer or have a Bahai wedding ceremony would be regarded by the individual as a failing, and might affect that person's membership status in the Bahai community).