Bajoran Religion - USS Highlander

BAJORAN DATABASE

BAJOR and the Prophets

A Religious Look at Life

The Bajorans, always a spiritual race, entered a new religious freedom at the end of the Cardassian occupation in 2369, when a new orb was found and the prophecy of the Emissary appeared to be filled.
Twenty - five thousand years ago, while humans on planet Earth were still in the Stone Age, the planet Bajor boasted an advanced and peacfull civilization. Nothing is know about the Bajoran religion of ancient times but, 10,000 years ago, their theology changed forever, when a Bojoran retrieves a mysterious orb floating in space. The orb has mysterious powers.
Every thousand years, an additional orb appears around the hazardous Denorios Belt. Over time, nine orbs are retrieved.

The Bajorans shaped the basic precepts of their religion around these orbs. They classified the orbs as gifts from the Prophets - gods dwelling in a Celestrial Temple. The orbs became known as the Tears off the Prophets
The Bajorans believe the orbs supply wisdom and guidance, and that the prophets replenish the Pagh - an individual's life force, the source of strength and courage. Although the location of the Prophets and their Temple remains unknown for many centuries, a prophect promises an Emissary will locate the Celestial Temple, save the Bajorans, and unite their troubled planet.
After the Cardassian withdrawal, the arrival of Commander Benjamin Sisko appears to fulfill the prophecy of the Emissary. Sisko discovers a stable, artifically created wormhole, inhabited by strange entities. The Bajorans have no doubt that the wormhole is the Celestial Temple and that the beings inside are the Prophets. Sisko becomes a religious icon for the Bajoran People, albeit a reluctant one.

A structured ministry has developed around the orbs. For thousands of years prior to the Cardassian occupation, practitioners kept the orbs safe, interpreted prophecies and shared them with the Bajoran people. The leader of the ministry is known as the Kai. Other holy people, in descending order of power are called Vedek, Prylar, and Monks. Either gender may serve the Prophets.
The Kai lives in a monastery, with an unspecifified number of monks and approximately 112 Vedeks - who comprise the Vedek Assembley. When a Kai dies, the Vedek Assembly chooses a replacement.
Although the Kai does not run the Bajoran Civil Government, major policies are expected to carry a stamp of approval from the Vedek Assembly.

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The Bajorans, always a spiritual race, entered a new religious freedom at the end of the Cardassian occupation in 2369, when a new orb was found and the prophecy of the Emissary appeared to be filled. Twenty - five thousand years ago, while humans on planet Earth were still in the Stone Age, the planet Bajor boasted an advanced and peacfull civilization. Nothing is know about the Bajoran religion of ancient times but, 10,000 years ago, their theology changed forever, when a Bojoran retrieves a mysterious orb floating in space. The orb has mysterious powers. Every thousand years, an additional orb appears around the hazardous Denorios Belt. Over time, nine orbs are retrieved.
The Bajorans shaped the basic precepts of their religion around these orbs. They classified the orbs as gifts from the Prophets - gods dwelling in a Celestrial Temple. The orbs became known as the Tears off the Prophets The Bajorans believe the orbs supply wisdom and guidance, and that the prophets replenish the Pagh - an individual's life force, the source of strength and courage. Although the location of the Prophets and their Temple remains unknown for many centuries, a prophect promises an Emissary will locate the Celestial Temple, save the Bajorans, and unite their troubled planet. After the Cardassian withdrawal, the arrival of Commander Benjamin Sisko appears to fulfill the prophecy of the Emissary. Sisko discovers a stable, artifically created wormhole, inhabited by strange entities. The Bajorans have no doubt that the wormhole is the Celestial Temple and that the beings inside are the Prophets. Sisko becomes a religious icon for the Bajoran People, albeit a reluctant one.
A structured ministry has developed around the orbs. For thousands of years prior to the Cardassian occupation, practitioners kept the orbs safe, interpreted prophecies and shared them with the Bajoran people. The leader of the ministry is known as the Kai. Other holy people, in descending order of power are called Vedek, Prylar, and Monks. Either gender may serve the Prophets. The Kai lives in a monastery, with an unspecifified number of monks and approximately 112 Vedeks - who comprise the Vedek Assembley. When a Kai dies, the Vedek Assembly chooses a replacement. Although the Kai does not run the Bajoran Civil Government, major policies are expected to carry a stamp of approval from the Vedek Assembly.