Nirvanism
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| Nirvāṇa in Naulav, commonly used to represent the religion as a whole. | |
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| Classification | Dharmic |
| Scripture | Teachings of the Saura Prajna |
| Theology | Nirvanist |
| Region | Mainly in East and Southeast Asteria |
| Founder | Saura Prajna |
Nirvanism is a spiritual tradition and philosophy that arose in Ariovarsa with the teachings of the Saura Prajna, often also the Prajna (“the wise one”). At its core, Nirvanism centers on the Four Truths: that life involves suffering, sorrow arises from “thirst” (wanting) and clinging, suffering can only be overcome by letting these go, and the “Eight Right Paths” (a guide for ethics, mental discipline and wisdom) lead to the last freedom (known as nirvana).
Rather than focusing on straightforward worship of a god, Nirvanism emphasizes personal mindfulness, meditation, and ethical living to better the mind, and break free from the “cycle of rebirth” (samsara) and the general ails of suffering within it through nirvana. On the path to enlightenment are the prajnas, sages who have come to nirvana, and jnasattvas, saintly individuals who forgo or delay their own attainment of nirvana to help other mortals with their wisdom. The attainment of nirvana is traditionally derived from the extinguishment of the three negative traits of greed, aversion, and ignorance; the specifics of this path differ between different schools and denominations of Nirvanism.
Different schools exist, chief being Puranasikkha and Mahagaurava. With the advent of the Union State and its allies, and their central authority over religion, the country of Tenzan has been transformed into a center of Nirvanism as a whole, due to an influx of overseas Nirvanist refugees.