Happiness, the

Good Life & Sacred

Places

By: Lissann Lichtenstein

Judaism

Jerusalem is an extremely important city to

Jews
One of the most sacred places in Jerusalem is
the Temple mount
Western Wall (Wailing Wall): most sacred
space for ordinary Jews to pray
Most sacred place lies beyond where the Holy
of Holies would have been (Western Wall)


Jerusalem

Western Wall

Islam

Mecca in Saudi Arabia

The Masjid al-Harm (Sacred Mosque)
TheKaaba: a cuboid structure located within
the Masjid al-Harm, according to Islamic
tradition was rebuilt by Ibrahim (Abraham) and
his son Ismail (Ishmael)During his life the
Prophet Muhammad laid the Black Stone in one
of the corners of the building. (List)
Pilgramage to Mecca known as the Hajj
5th pillar of Islam

The Masjid al-Harm

The Kaaba

Mormonism

Like Christianity, places where Christ was have

high importance
Major sacred places: Temples
A temple is literally a house of the Lord, a holy
sanctuary in which sacred ceremonies and
ordinances of the gospel are performed by and for
the living and also in behalf of the dead. A place
where the Lord may come, it is the most holy of any
place of worship on the earth. (Bible Dictionary)

Meeting houses
Homes can be considered a sacred place from the
world

Manhattan, New
York

Hong Kong, China

Rome, Italy
Salt Lake City, UT

San
Salvador,
El
Salvador

Payson, UT

Bahai

Founded by Bahullh in 19th century

Persia (Lists)
Most holy place: The Shrine of Bahullh
Located in Hafia, Israel
Represents their Qiblih or direction of prayer
Contains the remains of Bahullh and is near
where he died (Shrine of Bahullh)

2nd most holy place: The Shrine of the Bb

contains remains of the Bb, creator of the Bb
Faith (Shrine of Bb)


The Shrine of Bahullh

The Shrine of the

Bb

Buddhism

Many Buddhist consider Bodh Gaya to be their

most holy site.
The most important of their pilgrimage sites

Said that Gautama Buddha attained

enlightenment here under the Bodhi tree
Where the Mahabodhi temple stands

Also the location of the Great Buddha Statue


The Bohdi Tree

The Mahabodhi
temple

Pagan/Atheist/Other

According to my understanding, more of

personal space defined as sacred
Shrine in the home
Out in nature

Why do these places

matter?

While we discussed many versions of

happiness, each of these places helps fulfill
the general meaning for the people who are
there: feeling or showing pleasure or
contentment: (Happy)
Given a chance to step back from ourselves
Able to recharge and find meaning

As we discussed, being someplace where you

feel happy helps lead to decisions that
continue that happiness, thus leading to a
good life for oneself.

Work Cited:

"Bodh Gaya."Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web.

Happy. The New Oxford American Dictionary Second Edition.
New York: Oxford UP, 2005. Electronic.
"Islam: Empire of Faith, Five Pillars."PBS. PBS, n.d. Web.
"List of Religious Sites."Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d.
Web.
"Shrine of the Bb."Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web.
"Shrine of Bah'u'llh."Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d.
Web.
Temples LDS Bible Dictionary
"Western Wall."Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web.
"What Bah's Believe."Bah'u'llh and His Covenant. Bah
International Community, n.d. Web.
"What Bah's Believe."The Bah' Faith. Bah International
Community, n.d. Web.