finalfrogo
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What religious connections have been made to 5?
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The religious significance of number 5
- Thread starter finalfrogo
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Khalid Muhammad
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First thing that springs to my mind is the cross-cultural significance of the pentagram, and thus by implication it's 'religious' attributions.
Super Universe
Defender of God
5??
Look into the significance of seven instead, you might be surprised at what you find.
Look into the significance of seven instead, you might be surprised at what you find.
Booko
Deviled Hen
finalfrogo said:
In the Baha'i Faith, the number 5 is associated with the Bab, the Prophet-Herald of our religion.
On the "ringstone symbol" two pentagrams appear -- one represents the Bab and one Baha'u'llah.
http://www.religionfacts.com/bahai/symbols.htm
Booko
Deviled Hen
finalfrogo said:
Some other religious things concerning five:
Five pillars of Islam
In Islam and in Zoroastrianism, there are 5 prayers each day.
In Judaism, the Torah is comprised of 5 books.
Five shows up in saying the Rosary, but I can't recall the details.
Christ suffered 5 wounds while on the cross.
In Buddhism, the Fifth Buddha as an eschatoligical figure
Also in Buddhism, the Five Buddhas of Wisdom
(see: http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/deities/five_dhyani_buddhas.htm)
In the East, the ancient concept of elements was five elements. While not strictly a "religious" concept, it certainly appears in religious thought.
Actually, the number 5 shows up all over the place in Buddhism.
arthra
Baha'i
The five pointed star is the symbol of our Faith as state in a letter dated 28 October 1949 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, "Strictly speaking the 5-pointed star is the symbol of our Faith as used by the Bab and explained by Him. But the Guardian does not feel it is wise or necessary to complicate our explanations of the Temple by adding this."
Abul Qasim Faizi wrote:
The Báb adored The name "Bahá" and used it profusely in all His Writings. He even made many derivatives from this one word and wrote them out in a Tablet which had the form of a five pointed star, symbolising the human temple.
John Walbridge wrote:
"In the Báb's usage, a haykal is a talisman, particularly one in the form of a five-pointed star, which in many traditions represents the human body. In the Súratu'l- Haykal, the primary sense of haykal is the human body, particularly the body of the Manifestation of God, but the meaning "temple" is also present."
- Art
Abul Qasim Faizi wrote:
The Báb adored The name "Bahá" and used it profusely in all His Writings. He even made many derivatives from this one word and wrote them out in a Tablet which had the form of a five pointed star, symbolising the human temple.
John Walbridge wrote:
"In the Báb's usage, a haykal is a talisman, particularly one in the form of a five-pointed star, which in many traditions represents the human body. In the Súratu'l- Haykal, the primary sense of haykal is the human body, particularly the body of the Manifestation of God, but the meaning "temple" is also present."
- Art