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'''Tanhunga''' <small>(''Norjihani: '''Tanhungá''''' (/tɑ.nu.'tn̥au/))</small> is a major religion, mostly followed in South and Central Baredina by over 100 million followers. Coming from the Proto-Baredan words for 'Path of the Son', the religion appeared at the height of the Greater Barada civilisation, and appears to have been influenced or be a branch of the Adzamic faith group. Followers, called Tanhungði, believe that they are engaged in the task of helping rebuild Kalkatur, the eternal perfection and mother of the universe, who was killed by Huad. To do so, we must follow the path of Tan ('The Son', ie. Kalkatur's son) , who it is believed is a guide to mankind. Tanhunga has played a pivotal role in the history of South Baredina, being closely linked to the Baredan people.  
'''Tanhunga''' ([[Norjihani language|Norjihani]]: ''Tanhunga'', IPA: [tɑ.nun.'kau]) is a major religion, mostly followed in South and Central Baredina by over 100 million followers. Coming from the Proto-Baredan words for 'Path of the Son', the religion appeared at the height of the Greater Barada civilisation, and appears to show signs of influence from many different religious groups. Followers, called Tanhungði, ultimately believe that they are engaged in the task of helping rebuild Kalkatur, the eternal perfection, from our position on an imperfect copy, of which they are a part. To do so, we must follow the path of Tan ('The Son', ie. Kalkatur's 'son') , who it is believed is a guide to mankind. Tanhunga has played a pivotal role in the history of South Baredina, being closely linked to the Baredan people.  


Tanhunga first appeared around 100 AD, at the end of the Great Baredan Migration, as a codified form of the Bareda Faith, founded in Hajenired by Mahadras Mahdrin, whom followers of Mahadran Tanhunga view as a perfect manifestation of Kalkatur. It quickly spread to the other Baredan peoples in South and Central Baredina, becoming a large scale organised religion. It mostly remained confined to Baredan peoples until the 1600s when the Grand Tanhungði Servant Ponu II declared the 'Cleansing of Souls', what was to be a major missionary effort in the Hemesh peninsula and the rest of Baredina to consolidate smaller communities facilitated by trade. Small communities exist outside of Baredina, but the main concentrations are in [[Norjihan]], [[Sjuu]] and [[Istan]].  
Besides [[Norjihan]], Tanhunga is also a main religion in [[Doloz]]; besides, the [[State of Rivkh]] of [[Notzel]] also hosts a sizable gennist population. [[The kingdom of Spin]], a former state in the southwest of modern-day Notzel, was also a gennist kingdom.


There are two main denominations of Tanhunga, Mahadran and Sjuun Orthodox, of which Mahadran is the most flowed with 80% of Tanhungði being Mahadran. However, both denominations do cooperate under the Council of the Warriors of Tan, the ruling council of the [[Sovereign Order of Hajenired]]. The head of the Tanhungði clergy is the Grand Tanhungði Servant, who is elected by the Council and is the ultimate theological authority of the faith.
==Beliefs==
tfw your religion is essentially Kabbalah + Heglian Dialectics and the Geist tho, all wrapped up in folk stories
 
===Pantheon===
One cannot properly speak of a "Pantheon" of Tanhunga given that expressly there are no gods. Instead, the below section discusses the "spirits" or "emanations" (Norjihani:), terms used for aspects of the Kalkatur which
 
====The Quadrumvirate====


* '''Kalkatur and Yt'''
Kalkatur is often, especially in more folk religion, as the mother of the universe. The term, meaning "eternal perfection", is an idealised perfect state, which can ultimately only be seen reflected in our imperfect view of the universe, and indeed we are part of this reflection, called Yt. As we are part of this reflection, it is possible to indirectly engage with it, and the other emanations which come from the Kalkatur. In effect, it is possible to consider Yt the current stage in a journey to bring about a new realisation of the Kalkatur, in which we are engaged by our deeds, actions etc.


==Beliefs==
* '''Tan'''
Tan, literally meaning 'Son', is one of the two sons of Kalkatur who, in the folk telling, she brought into the world when she grew bored of the primordial spirits. He is the guide of all Tanhungði, having laid the Path, or Hunga, which all followers of Tanhunga must take to ensure the return to the eternal perfection of Kalkatur at the end of time after the Last Battle.


===Pantheon===
* '''Huad'''
Huad was the other son of Kalkatur, the part which led in the breakdown of the Kalkatur into the Yt and in an attempt to undo his own work and stop the formation of Yt, cursed modern man to be born cast asunder from the Hunga, and so we must follow Tan's path to return to Yt, and thus Kalkatur. The anthropomorphised Huad is not seen as purely evil, but rather misguided and a representation of what happens when you don't follow the Hunga. Huad 'created' Man in an attempt to stop the return to the Kalkatur, and can be viewed as the antithesis or negation of the Tan.


====Primordial Spirits====
====Primordial Spirits====
The primordial spirits were spirits created by Kalkatur or are the children of those spirits. They were the very first spirits - personifications of concepts, but they did not interact with Sahar or anything living on it. These spirits will return to be one with Kalkatur at the end of time except for Haje, who will be killed and thus usher in the 'perfect' eternity once more.
The primordial spirits, also known as The Greater Aspects, are the simplest "spirits" or "emanations", through which the Kalkatur via the Yt helps animate the world, and with which we interact. Unlike the Lesser Spirits, they do not interact directly with Yte, but instead exist beyond and alongside it, being at once the same substance, as both emanate from the Kalkatur, and yet distinct and able to shape it, and thus via attempts to engage with these aspects, it is potentially possible, in forms of Tanhunga Magic or Mysticism, to control aspects of the Yt, or to attain a greater knowledge of the Kalkatur and a greater sense of inner peace with yourself and your role in the wider structure of the universe.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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! Spirit
! Spirit
! Purpose
! Purpose
! Description
|-
|-
| width="75px" | [[Haje]]
| width="75px" | [[Haje]]
| width="225px" | Spirit of Time
| width="225px" | Spirit of Time
|
|-
|-
| [[Hansa]]
| [[Hansa]]
| Spirit of Reason
| Spirit of Reason
|
|-
|-
| [[Husal]]
| [[Husal]]
| Spirit of Knowledge and Memory
| Spirit of Knowledge and Memory
|
|-
|-
| [[Jeimdo]]
| [[Jeimdo]]
| Spirit of Sound and Music
| Spirit of Sound and Music
|
|-
|-
| [[Unfwa]]
| [[Unfwa]]
| Spirit of Impulse
| Spirit of Impulse/The Will
|-
|-
| [[Wekago]]
| [[Wekago]]
| Spirit of Eternity
| Spirit of Eternity
|
|-
|-
| [[Yni]]
| [[Yni]]
| Spirit of Love and Betrayal
| Spirit of Love and Betrayal
| The spirit who tricked Huad into killing Kalkatur due to her rejection of him. He is thus seen as both the spirit of Love and Betrayal. His remains are the stars, as an example of the other spirits not to rise up against Yte or Genn.
|}
|}


====Other Spirits====
====Other Spirits====


The other spirits are either descendents of the primordial spirits or creations of Tan, tasked with watching over Yte to keep her safe, as well as to aid and guide humans on their quest to fulfil their Hadan and eventually return to Kalkatur. Meth and Uled are the children of Huad, and so were cursed to become spirits when they died; they, however, agreed to aid Tan, with Meth becoming the Keeper of the Dead, watching over the souls of humanity so they may return to Kalkatur. Meth and Uled are the ancestors of all modern humans.
The other spirits, or Lesser Aspects, are represented as emanating from the Yt themselves, and again as being part of this wider world in which we can more directly engage. These Lesser Spirits represent the physical phenomena of our imperfect plane of existence, being shadows and/or lesser versions of the Greater Spirits above, and in many ways it would be able to place man within the group of "emanations" or "spirits" too.


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| [[Meth]]
| [[Meth]]
| Spirit of Death
| Spirit of Death
| As the direct descendant of Huad, Meth became a spirit when he died. He was cursed to forever watch mankind die and to be the Judge of Men and the Guard of the Englightened. He will be unable to enter the Eternal Kingdom, so Uled his wife will kill both of them out of mercy.
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|-
| [[Nerin]]
| [[Nerin]]
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| [[Uled]]
| [[Uled]]
| Spirit of Mercy and Kindness
| Spirit of Mercy and Kindness
| The other child of Huad, Uled is also cursed with being an immortal spirit. She is the spirit of Mercy and Kindness, and will kill herself and Meth at the universe so Meth doesn't have to bear the pain of never being able to enter the Eternal Kingdom.
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|-
| [[Utsaf]]
| [[Utsaf]]
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====Spirit Family Tree====
====Spirit Family Tree====
{{chart/start}}
==Practices and Organisation==
{{chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |KALK|KALK=[[Kalkatur]] / [[Yte]]<br>Sahar}}
===Worship===
{{chart| | | |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|-|-|v|-|-|^|-|-|v|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|-|.}}
====Prayer====
{{chart| | |TAN| |HUAD| | | |YNI| | | |HAJE| | | | | |HUS| | |JEIM|GENN='''[[Genn]]'''<br>Light|HUAD='''[[Huad]]'''<br>Darkness|YNI=[[Yni]]<br>Betrayal|HAJE=[[Haje]]<br>Time|HUS=[[Husal]]<br>Knowledge|JEIM=[[Jeimdo]]<br>Sound}}
====Places of Worship====
{{chart| | | |!| |,|-|^|-|v|-|-|-|.| | | |,|-|^|-|.| | | |,|-|^|-|.}}
 
{{chart| | | |!|METH| |ULED| |DEM| |WEK| |END| |HANS| |UNF|METH=[[Meth]]<br>Death|ULED=[[Uled]]<br>Mercy|DEM=''[[Demon (Tanhunga)|Demons]]''|WEK=[[Wekago]]<br>Eternity|END=''[[Ending Spirit (Tanhunga)|Endings]]''|HANS=[[Hansa]]<br>Reason|UNF=[[Unfwa]]<br>Impulse|boxstyle_METH=background-color: #bbf|boxstyle_ULED = background-color: pink}}
===The Tanhungara===
{{chart| |,|-|^|-|v|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.}}
====Tanhungarisa Larsan====
{{chart|DER| |UTS|~|~|y|~|~|OSA| |NER| |TUWA|DER=[[Derog]]<br>Protection|UTS=[[Utsaf]]<br>Land|OSA=[[Osa]]<br>Sea|NER=[[Nerin]]<br>Nature|TUWA=[[Tuwa]]<br>Sun|boxstyle=background-color: #bbf|boxstyle_OSA = background-color: pink|boxstyle_NER = background-color: pink}}
====Servantile Structure====
{{chart| |!| | | |!| | | |!| | | |:| | |:| |)|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.}}
====Council of the Warriors of Tan====
{{chart| |!| | |NONK|~|~|!|~|y|~|J| | |:|KONT| |REG| |LOWKE|NONK=[[Nonkay]]<br>Mountains|KONT=[[Kontrun]]<br>Beauty|REG=[[Regsa]]<br>Harvest|LOWKE=[[Lowke]]<br>Weather|boxstyle=background-color: pink|boxstyle_NONK=background-color: #bbf|boxstyle_LOWKE=background-color: #fff}}
 
{{chart| |!| | | |!| | | |!|FUAM|y|~|~|J|FUAM=[[Fuamhe]]<br>Mist}}
==Demographics==
{{chart| |!| | | |!| | | |!| | | |!}}
 
{{chart|GUIDE| |MOUN| |RIV| |FOR|GUIDE=''[[Guidance Spirit (Tanhunga)|Guides]]''|MOUN=''[[Mountain Spirits(Tanhunga)|Mountains]]''|RIV=''[[River Spirit (Tanhunga)|Rivers]]''|FOR=''[[Forest Spirit (Tanhunga)|Forests]]''}}
==Denominations==
{{chart/end}}
 
[[Category:Tanhunga]] [[Category:Norjihan]]

Latest revision as of 17:52, 19 February 2022

Tanhunga (Norjihani: Tanhunga, IPA: [tɑ.nun.'kau]) is a major religion, mostly followed in South and Central Baredina by over 100 million followers. Coming from the Proto-Baredan words for 'Path of the Son', the religion appeared at the height of the Greater Barada civilisation, and appears to show signs of influence from many different religious groups. Followers, called Tanhungði, ultimately believe that they are engaged in the task of helping rebuild Kalkatur, the eternal perfection, from our position on an imperfect copy, of which they are a part. To do so, we must follow the path of Tan ('The Son', ie. Kalkatur's 'son') , who it is believed is a guide to mankind. Tanhunga has played a pivotal role in the history of South Baredina, being closely linked to the Baredan people.

Besides Norjihan, Tanhunga is also a main religion in Doloz; besides, the State of Rivkh of Notzel also hosts a sizable gennist population. The kingdom of Spin, a former state in the southwest of modern-day Notzel, was also a gennist kingdom.

Beliefs

tfw your religion is essentially Kabbalah + Heglian Dialectics and the Geist tho, all wrapped up in folk stories

Pantheon

One cannot properly speak of a "Pantheon" of Tanhunga given that expressly there are no gods. Instead, the below section discusses the "spirits" or "emanations" (Norjihani:), terms used for aspects of the Kalkatur which

The Quadrumvirate

  • Kalkatur and Yt

Kalkatur is often, especially in more folk religion, as the mother of the universe. The term, meaning "eternal perfection", is an idealised perfect state, which can ultimately only be seen reflected in our imperfect view of the universe, and indeed we are part of this reflection, called Yt. As we are part of this reflection, it is possible to indirectly engage with it, and the other emanations which come from the Kalkatur. In effect, it is possible to consider Yt the current stage in a journey to bring about a new realisation of the Kalkatur, in which we are engaged by our deeds, actions etc.

  • Tan

Tan, literally meaning 'Son', is one of the two sons of Kalkatur who, in the folk telling, she brought into the world when she grew bored of the primordial spirits. He is the guide of all Tanhungði, having laid the Path, or Hunga, which all followers of Tanhunga must take to ensure the return to the eternal perfection of Kalkatur at the end of time after the Last Battle.

  • Huad

Huad was the other son of Kalkatur, the part which led in the breakdown of the Kalkatur into the Yt and in an attempt to undo his own work and stop the formation of Yt, cursed modern man to be born cast asunder from the Hunga, and so we must follow Tan's path to return to Yt, and thus Kalkatur. The anthropomorphised Huad is not seen as purely evil, but rather misguided and a representation of what happens when you don't follow the Hunga. Huad 'created' Man in an attempt to stop the return to the Kalkatur, and can be viewed as the antithesis or negation of the Tan.

Primordial Spirits

The primordial spirits, also known as The Greater Aspects, are the simplest "spirits" or "emanations", through which the Kalkatur via the Yt helps animate the world, and with which we interact. Unlike the Lesser Spirits, they do not interact directly with Yte, but instead exist beyond and alongside it, being at once the same substance, as both emanate from the Kalkatur, and yet distinct and able to shape it, and thus via attempts to engage with these aspects, it is potentially possible, in forms of Tanhunga Magic or Mysticism, to control aspects of the Yt, or to attain a greater knowledge of the Kalkatur and a greater sense of inner peace with yourself and your role in the wider structure of the universe.

Spirit Purpose
Haje Spirit of Time
Hansa Spirit of Reason
Husal Spirit of Knowledge and Memory
Jeimdo Spirit of Sound and Music
Unfwa Spirit of Impulse/The Will
Wekago Spirit of Eternity
Yni Spirit of Love and Betrayal

Other Spirits

The other spirits, or Lesser Aspects, are represented as emanating from the Yt themselves, and again as being part of this wider world in which we can more directly engage. These Lesser Spirits represent the physical phenomena of our imperfect plane of existence, being shadows and/or lesser versions of the Greater Spirits above, and in many ways it would be able to place man within the group of "emanations" or "spirits" too.

Spirit Purpose Description
Derog Spirit of Travellers and Shelter
Protector of the Baredan Peoples
Fuamhe Spirit of Mist and Trickery
Kontrum Spirit of Vanity and Beauty
Lowke Spirit of the Weather
Meth Spirit of Death
Nerin Spirit of Nature
Nonkay Spirit of the Mountains
Osa Spirit of the Sea
Regsa Spirit of the Harvest
Tuwa Spirit of the Sun
Uled Spirit of Mercy and Kindness
Utsaf Spirit of the Land

Spirit Family Tree

Practices and Organisation

Worship

Prayer

Places of Worship

The Tanhungara

Tanhungarisa Larsan

Servantile Structure

Council of the Warriors of Tan

Demographics

Denominations