Religions of Aunios

Major Religions of the World

With the physical proof of biblical figures walking around it comes as no surprise that Abrahamic Religions became the sole forms of religion in the world. While these faiths became uncontested, permutations of these faiths and forgotten ones have arisen to become the most prominent in the world today.

Presented here are the three faiths present in Aunios:

Aeon of the Meta-Eschaton

A combination of deep mysticism and Christianity, this view of Christianity came about due to the revelations of Lilith as well as the broken state of the world. The Aeon of the Meta-Eschaton (AME) holds that the events of Revelation occurred sometime in the distant past, resulting in the current state of the world. Through the events of Revelation, the presence of God as well as hist angelic servants have become more tangible in the world. By using the True Names of God as well as angelic beings one can create miraculous effects through their intercession. However, the presence of evil in the world has also been strengthened, allowing satanists and infernalists to draw upon the power of demonic beings through the use of their True Names. The church focuses on instructing parishioners on the proper use of True Names, as well as spreading the word and power of Divine Names. The Meta-Eschaton Inquisition focuses on hunting individuals who use infernal mystic rites as well as those who practice 'selfish' magic, such as Lilim. The church is ruled over by a council of archons who fulfill the wishes of a supernatural force/being called the Visionary. According to doctrine the Visionary is an angel of God responsible for the guidance and education of humanity.

Church of the Bodhijinas (Bo-Dee-Gee-Nas)

A combination of the teachings of Buddhism and Christian meditative practices. Bodhijinas translates to “enlightened victory” in Sanskrit. The basic teachings of the church is that Christ was a Pratyekabuddha, someone who was naturally Enlightened without the need for a teacher. Through his teachings and final sacrifice he broke the Samsaric wheel of rebirth, allowing for Final Choice. They define Final Choice as the decision of an atman (soul) as to whether they wish to transition to one of two realms, Sadevaka (with God) or Paridevat (away from God). According to doctrine, the purpose of life is for a atman to decide how they wish to enter into Nirvana, other known as the final state. The church promotes a life that is centered on reaching Sadevaka, since the Buddha Jesus preached that it is the purpose of humanity to seek out God. While the church states that human language is incapable of describing the two states of Nirvana, it does say that Paridevat would be completely alien to the atman. This alien nature occurs due to the atman's experience with the world. The world being created by God bares in part a resemblance to God's divinity, since Paridevat is a place without God its very structure is completely different compared to the atman's previous existences. Those who are not yet prepared to make the Final Choice continue their cycle of reincarnation until their atman is ready to choose one of the final states of Nirvana. The church teaches that God's divinity is most closely imprinted on living things, especially human beings. Thus to help the atman make its final choice, hopefully for Sadevaka, one must come to value and help other people. While the church has a live and let live stance towards all, it does focus it's inquisition on the undead. The church holds that the undead, vampires especially, should not interfere and harm the lives of the living since they have chosen to remove themselves from the Final Choice. Those vampires that harm the living find themselves hunted relentlessly by the Church of the Bodhijinas. The priests of the church are called Bodhipitr (enlightened father) and priestesses are called Bodhimatr (enlightened mother). The church is ruled by council elected once every 20 years by the Bodhipitrs and Bodhimatrs of all the temples throughout the world.

The Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church largely resembles the Orthodox and Catholic churches of modern day. The Orthodox church does not have a single world leader, rather each major city/area has a metropolitan the interprets the Doctrine of Faith. The Doctrine of Faith is a set of documents outlining the major and minor beliefs of the church, the Doctrine of Faith is revised once every 40 years by a council of metropolitans. The church uses both scripture as well as the work of past philosophers as a guide for metropolitans to guide the church. The church generally distrusts supernaturals, its inquisition not specializing in dealing with any specific type.