The word of the Prophets guided Bajor for tens of thousands of years, and over the years, ten orbs, or "tears of the Prophets", had emerged from the wormhole. (DS9: "Emissary") The spiritual leader of Bajor was called the Kai. (DS9: "Emissary", "Resurrection" VOY: "State of Flux", "Flesh and Blood") In 2369, Vedek Winn Adami accused Keiko O'Brien of blasphemy because of her scientific way of teaching knowledge to her students at her school aboard the space station Deep Space 9. (DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")