TY  - JOUR
ID  - 5942
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/badiee_image_mystic_flower
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Image of the Mystic Flower, The: Exploring the Lotus Symbolism in the Bahá'í House of Worship
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JF  - Journal of Bahá'í Studies
JA  - JBS
A1  - Badiee,Julie
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Y1  - 2000
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VL  - 10
IS  - 1-2
SP  - 11
EP  - 26
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PB  - Association for Bahá'í Studies North America
CY  - Ottawa, ON
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M3  - Articles
SN  -         
LA  - English
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AB  - The design of the temple in India creates the visual effect of a large, white lotus blossom emerging from the pools of water around it. Besides many other deep and old cultural meanings, flower imagery symbolizes the appearance of the new Manifestation. 
N1  - See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/447.
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KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Flowers
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - India
KW  - Islam
KW  - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship)
KW  - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, New Delhi (Lotus Temple)
KW  - Metaphors and allegories
KW  - Mughal empire, architecture and gardens
KW  - New Delhi, India
KW  - Symbolism
ER  -