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| rdfs:label | - Spiritual beliefs in the World of Avatar
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| rdfs:comment | - The Air Nomad society is centered around monumental temples, governed by monastic orders, causing spiritual traditions to be present in every day life. Spiritual and philosophical tradition teaches that enlightenment can be achieved by detaching oneself from the world, essentially freeing the spirit. To the monks, all life was sacred; therefore, they consciously refrained from harming the Earth or any living being, resulting in a wide vegetarian culture. Before eating dinner with his family, Tenzin offered grace for their food. Due to this philosophy of peace, the Air Nomads also did not have a formal military. This lack of a formal military in conjunction with the power lent to Sozin's armies by the comet were contributing factors in the near extinction of the Air Nomads.
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| Type | - Spiritual beliefs and spirits
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| image hover | - Northern Water Tribe men bow to Aang/La
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| Examples | - * Painted Lady
* Spirit World
* Tui and La
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| abstract | - The Air Nomad society is centered around monumental temples, governed by monastic orders, causing spiritual traditions to be present in every day life. Spiritual and philosophical tradition teaches that enlightenment can be achieved by detaching oneself from the world, essentially freeing the spirit. To the monks, all life was sacred; therefore, they consciously refrained from harming the Earth or any living being, resulting in a wide vegetarian culture. Before eating dinner with his family, Tenzin offered grace for their food. Due to this philosophy of peace, the Air Nomads also did not have a formal military. This lack of a formal military in conjunction with the power lent to Sozin's armies by the comet were contributing factors in the near extinction of the Air Nomads. Being the original airbenders, flying bison were profusely represented, both in sculptures and murals, in the temples and they were held sacred as lifelong companions. To celebrate sacred days, the Air Nomads had festivals, like Yangchen's Festival, during which traditional music, ceremonial meals, ancient stories, and flying kites was common.
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