Burial places of founders of world religions
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[edit] Bahá'í Faith
Located in Bahji near Acre, Israel, the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh is the most holy place for Bahá'ís and their Qiblih, or direction of prayer. It contains the remains of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith and is near the spot where he died in the Mansion of Bahji.
The Shrine of the Báb, the burial location of the Báb, who Bahá'ís see as the immediate forerunner of their religion, is located on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, Israel.
[edit] Buddhism
The Buddha's body was cremated and the relics were placed in monuments or stupas, some of which are believed to have survived until the present. For example, the Temple of the Tooth or "Dalada Maligawa" in Sri Lanka is the place where the right tooth relic of Buddha is kept at present.
[edit] Christianity
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre occupies a possible location of where Jesus was entombed for three days, between his Crucifixion and Resurrection.
[edit] Islam
Prophet Muhammad is buried in the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Mosque of the Prophet) in Medina, the second holiest mosque in Islam. The edifice was originally Muhammad's house; he settled there after his Hijrah (emigration) to Medina. He later built a mosque on the grounds.
[edit] Judaism
The Cave of the Patriarchs is a religious compound located in the ancient city of Hebron (which lies in the southwest part of the West Bank, in the heart of ancient Judea), and is generally considered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims, to be its spiritual centre. Jewish, Christian, and Islamic, tradition holds that the compound encloses the burial place of four Biblical couples: (1) Adam and Eve; (2) Abraham and Sarah; (3) Isaac and Rebekah; (4) Jacob and Leah. According to Midrashic sources, it also contains the head of Esau.
