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[[File:Aztec_Flame_Glyph.svg|300px|thumb|right|The ''Tlateochihualtletl'']] | [[File:Aztec_Flame_Glyph.svg|300px|thumb|right|The ''Tlateochihualtletl'']] | ||
'''Temachtism''' or the '''Way that is Taught''' is a religion originating in [[Zacapican]] where it is known as ''Neltiliz Teixtlamachtiliztli'' meaning "true teachings". It is one of the oldest continuously practiced religions in [[Ajax|the world]], believed to have origins as far back as the foundation of classical Zacapican in the 2nd millennium BCE although it does not enter recorded history until the 7th century BCE. The foundations of modern day Temachtism were laid by the {{wp|prophet}} known to history only as ''Neltiliztemachtiani'' (lit. "preacher of truth") who is believed to have lived in the late 8th century BCE and was already dead by the time the earliest surviving records of his teachings were created | '''Temachtism''' or the '''Way that is Taught''' is a religion originating in [[Zacapican]] where it is known as ''Neltiliz Teixtlamachtiliztli'' meaning "true teachings". It is one of the oldest continuously practiced religions in [[Ajax|the world]], believed to have origins as far back as the foundation of classical Zacapican in the 2nd millennium BCE although it does not enter recorded history until the 7th century BCE. The foundations of modern day Temachtism were laid by the {{wp|prophet}} known to history only as ''Neltiliztemachtiani'' (lit. "preacher of truth") who is believed to have lived in the late 8th century BCE and was already dead by the time the earliest surviving records of his teachings were created. | ||
The practices of Temachtism are directly relate to and derived from contemporary Zacapitec religious traditions, and it is believed that many aspects of the new religion were already common religious practices and that Temachtism itself was only a more recent iteration of ancient beliefs dating back to the very dawn of Nahua civilization in Zacapican. Core aspects of Temachtism which are thought to be derived from precursor belief systems include {{wp|Fire worship|pyrolatry}} and a deep religious dimension to the process of {{wp|sowing}} and {{wp|reaping}} grain. The distinct aspects of Temachtism revolved around the Harvest Lord, in whom many often disparate aspects of preceding beliefs were inter-connected within a {{wp|henotheism|henotheistic}} framework rather than an {{wp|animism|animistic}} one. | Neltiliztemachtianii's teachings tell of a divine being which had a great love for humanity and so broke with the other divine powers of the primordial world and elevated humanity. He did this by teaching the humans to master fire and to sow and harvest grain, for which Neltiliztemachtiani names the deity by the name ''Cuezaltzin'' although he is also referred to as ''Tlatoque Tlapixcaliztli'' (lit. "Harvest Lord") in the texts. In retaliation for aiding the humans without permission, the other deities of the world stripped him of his immortality and threatened to reduce the primordial human civilization back into barbarism once he was dead and could no longer protect humanity from them. A bargain was then struck between civilized humanity and the Harvest Lord, in which the humans would through worship and sacrifice perpetually sustain the dying god's existence and in return he would use his extended life to fend off the other gods and stave off the end of human civilization. Neltiliztemachtiani claimed that he was the prophet of the fire Cuezaltzin the Harvest Lord, contacted by the deity in response to the failings of humanity to uphold their pact with the god, and given a mission to bring the people back into their covenant by teaching them the truth about Cuezaltzin's sacrifice. The posthumous records of Neltiliztemachtiani's philosophy, visions, teachings and accounts of his life are and were at the time incomplete, leaving his followers to further develop and elaborate on the prophet's teachings in subsequent and supplemental writings. These writings, along with the records of the prophet's direct teachings, are compiled within the ''Huehuetlahtolli'' or "Words of the Elders" which serve as the holy texts of Temachtism. | ||
The practices of Temachtism are directly relate to and derived from contemporary Zacapitec religious traditions, and it is believed that many aspects of the new religion were already common religious practices and that Temachtism itself was only a more recent iteration of ancient beliefs dating back to the very dawn of Nahua civilization in Zacapican. Core aspects of Temachtism which are thought to be derived from precursor belief systems include {{wp|Fire worship|pyrolatry}} and a deep religious dimension to the process of {{wp|sowing}} and {{wp|reaping}} grain. The distinct aspects of Temachtism revolved around the Harvest Lord, in whom many often disparate aspects of preceding beliefs were inter-connected within a {{wp|henotheism|henotheistic}} framework rather than an {{wp|animism|animistic}} one. The Harvest Lord, or Cuezaltzin, is depicted in varying ways according to each appellation as a {{wp|Red hair|red-haired}} {{wp|sickle}}-wielding (or {{wp|scythe}}-wielding in later depictions) man as the lord of harvests, or as a living fire or in some cases a {{wp|conflagration}} as the one simply named "fire". | |||
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tlecomitl - fire altar | tlecomitl - fire altar | ||
tlecuahuitl - fire | tlecuahuitl - fire implement, fire-stick | ||
huentlatlatilli - offering that is burned | huentlatlatilli - offering that is burned | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 16 June 2021
Temachtism or the Way that is Taught is a religion originating in Zacapican where it is known as Neltiliz Teixtlamachtiliztli meaning "true teachings". It is one of the oldest continuously practiced religions in the world, believed to have origins as far back as the foundation of classical Zacapican in the 2nd millennium BCE although it does not enter recorded history until the 7th century BCE. The foundations of modern day Temachtism were laid by the prophet known to history only as Neltiliztemachtiani (lit. "preacher of truth") who is believed to have lived in the late 8th century BCE and was already dead by the time the earliest surviving records of his teachings were created.
Neltiliztemachtianii's teachings tell of a divine being which had a great love for humanity and so broke with the other divine powers of the primordial world and elevated humanity. He did this by teaching the humans to master fire and to sow and harvest grain, for which Neltiliztemachtiani names the deity by the name Cuezaltzin although he is also referred to as Tlatoque Tlapixcaliztli (lit. "Harvest Lord") in the texts. In retaliation for aiding the humans without permission, the other deities of the world stripped him of his immortality and threatened to reduce the primordial human civilization back into barbarism once he was dead and could no longer protect humanity from them. A bargain was then struck between civilized humanity and the Harvest Lord, in which the humans would through worship and sacrifice perpetually sustain the dying god's existence and in return he would use his extended life to fend off the other gods and stave off the end of human civilization. Neltiliztemachtiani claimed that he was the prophet of the fire Cuezaltzin the Harvest Lord, contacted by the deity in response to the failings of humanity to uphold their pact with the god, and given a mission to bring the people back into their covenant by teaching them the truth about Cuezaltzin's sacrifice. The posthumous records of Neltiliztemachtiani's philosophy, visions, teachings and accounts of his life are and were at the time incomplete, leaving his followers to further develop and elaborate on the prophet's teachings in subsequent and supplemental writings. These writings, along with the records of the prophet's direct teachings, are compiled within the Huehuetlahtolli or "Words of the Elders" which serve as the holy texts of Temachtism.
The practices of Temachtism are directly relate to and derived from contemporary Zacapitec religious traditions, and it is believed that many aspects of the new religion were already common religious practices and that Temachtism itself was only a more recent iteration of ancient beliefs dating back to the very dawn of Nahua civilization in Zacapican. Core aspects of Temachtism which are thought to be derived from precursor belief systems include pyrolatry and a deep religious dimension to the process of sowing and reaping grain. The distinct aspects of Temachtism revolved around the Harvest Lord, in whom many often disparate aspects of preceding beliefs were inter-connected within a henotheistic framework rather than an animistic one. The Harvest Lord, or Cuezaltzin, is depicted in varying ways according to each appellation as a red-haired sickle-wielding (or scythe-wielding in later depictions) man as the lord of harvests, or as a living fire or in some cases a conflagration as the one simply named "fire".
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tlateochihualtletl - the holy flame
tetlechipahualoyan - flame-temple/purging flame-temple
tlecomitl - fire altar
tlecuahuitl - fire implement, fire-stick
huentlatlatilli - offering that is burned
nezcoliztli - warming by the fire, act of worship
teopixcacalli - monastery
teopixqui - monk/priest
neltiliz tenonotzani - truth teacher
teotemachti - holy teacher
teyoliuhtlamachtiani - preacher of contentment/story keeper
tlazomahuizteopixcatatli - high priest