Padhran

Faith practiced in the Hordelands and by almost all of those living in the hidden realm of Ra-Khati. Following the teachings of the Padhra, believers sought to achieve enlightenment and break a cycle of reincarnation by following a code of virtuous behavior. They knew the Padhra as "the Great Teacher" or as the "Enlightened One".
The Padhran religion could be broken down into two main philosophies called the "Four Baskets of Wisdom" and the "Sixfold Path", as outlined by the Padhra's two lectures.
The Four baskets of wisdom are :
1. All life was suffering, because everything that was living was also dying.
2. Death was no escape from suffering, because all beings had souls that never died.
3. When a being's body died, its soul was reincarnated in another body. If the soul had been virtuous, then it would be reincarnated as a higher form of life. However, if it had been wicked, then it would be reincarnated as a lower form of life.
4. A being could only escape this cycle of eternal suffering by living virtuous lives. Eventually, one would achieve a body of sufficiently high form that it could achieve "Eaum", or enlightenment. Eaum was a state of spiritual enlightenment. In this state, a soul became one with the Great Soul of Universe and enjoyed an eternity of bliss, which they knew as "Nirvana".
Meanwhile the Sixfold Path is the set of principles by which a follower of Padhra should live in order to advance to high forms of life.
1. Faith: One must have faith in oneself, their fellows, and in the Padhra's teachings.
2. Resolve: One must resolve to live a virtuous life and resist urges and temptations to do otherwise.
3. Speech: One must speak truthfully and never hide oneself with deceit.
4. Action: One must act righteously and never do contemptible deeds.
5. Endeavor: One must also strive to be more virtuous and oppose things that were sordid. 6. Concentration: One must always follow these principles and never stray from the Sixfold Path, not even briefly.
Priests of the Padhran oversee funerary rites that allow souls to past into higher forms of being.

Type

Religious, Organised Religion