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Temples in this religion were envisioned as being surrounded by service-providing buildings called “dependencies” in a set of letters called This Decisive Hour. The founder of this religion claimed that a temple represented the “Manifestation of God” in a tablet written in the shape of a pentagram, collected in the Summons of the Lord of Hosts. The “Greatest Name” is often inscribed on the domes of temples (-5[1])of this religion, which are known as “Dawning-places of the Praise of God.” The oldest extant temple in this religion is located in Wilmette, (10[1])Illinois. (10[2])A temple of this religion consists of 27 marble standing petals, has nine doors, and is surrounded by nine ponds. For 10 points, the Lotus Temple in New Delhi (10[1])is a “House of Worship” of what monotheistic religion founded by Bahá’u’lláh? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Bahá’i [or Bahá’i Faith] (This Decisive Hour was written by Shoghi Effendi to the American Bahá’i community.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stevie MillerCarnegie Mellon AMichigan A66-5
Roxanne TangOhio State ACase Western A9010
Ian SwitzerKenyonCase Western B9110
Cade SmithMichigan StateMichigan B9110
Prahalad RaoOhio State BMichigan D12010
Todd MaslykMichigan ACarnegie Mellon A13210
Reed SextonMichigan CCarnegie Mellon B13310

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