Gaism

Gaism
गास्सिस्म
Religious symbol of Gaism, the Kharandan Wheel.
Religion
Deity	Kuladara
Festival	रंगहरुको पर्व (Festival of Colour) 19th April गैनाना (Gainana) 25th October जुराटोली (Juratoli) 15th December
Leadership	Gai Tedsh II (Since 2009)
Architecture
Founder	the Khaddic Dynasty
Date established	- Roughly 4000BCE

Gaism (Guy-is-um, or Gaiei|Mahanan: गास्सिस्म) is an Oriental religion that originates in the Ghobari Valley of Mahana. The religion is based around the worship and following of the bovine god of Kuladara and her teachings. It is similar to the three other major Oriental religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism in many of it's teachings and traditions, however can be closer compared to Christianity with it's structure and systems. The religion is spread through much of Oriental Europa, however is most prominent in the religions 'Holy Land' of Mahana. Gaism encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on the original teachings of Kuladara. The religions followers are those who belive in Kuladara and her teachings, as well as the claim of the creation of the world by the single god.

Gaism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of philosophies and shared concepts, rituals, cosmological systems, pilgrimage sites, and shared textual sources that discuss theology, metaphysics, mythology, yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other topics. The religion also remains diverse in the way it is taught, especially outside of Oriental Europa, known as Western Gaism. Despite this, all branches of Gaism hold the common belief that the sole God of Eurth is Kuladara, and they follow closely with their teachings through the Pustaka (Holy Book).

Gaism began in the Ghobari Valley, where evidence from around 4000BCE which shows the people worshipped cows with sculptures and art left behind. It is believed that it evolved into a more modernised version of the religion around 3200BCE, during the Jhuapi Punha Dynasty, which is known due to early scripture and text that has been found near the village of Ura in northern Mekabiri, just outside of the Ghobari Valley. The early followers spread throughout Orient, to Mahana, Kotowari, Mekabiri and Tamurin as well as having an early presence in Marenesia in Safiloa. Despite early religious persecution, mainly by Koto Hindu populations, it spread widely throughout the sub-continent. Mahana became the holy land of the religion as the first ever Gai, Achalendra I, settled in the ancient city of Vaddkewatta in 433BCE. Subsequently, this brought great wealth into the region, with pilgrims donating to the Gai in exchange for their acceptance into 'Pachikō' (The afterlife) by Kuladara.

Etymology

The name 'Gaism', or natively 'Gaiei', originates from the ancient word in Mahanan Gaiemamu meaning 'Soul of the Cow'. Since then, the word 'Gai' slowly evolved into the generic word for 'Cow' in Mahanan, despite the name 'Gaism' originating before that.

History

Ancient Gaism

Evidence of a similar religion's existence dates back as far as 6,000 years ago, during the Ghobari Valley Civilisation and it's short cultural reign over the region. The earliest found evidence is a famous cow sculpture that was uncovered in almost perfect condition after being buried under sand for almost five and a half thousand years before it's uncovering in 1884. The markings on the sculpture suggest that it was used in worship, with sacrificial pedestals found in the same area suggesting it was a part of early Gaism. Similar markings and stone texts show similar signs, if translated correctly. A lot of early Gaism evolved closely with Iron Age Mahana, being prominent at similar times. The first mention of 'Gaism' is in the original Gai texts that also recognised Mahana as a singular state, despite it being split, in 3200BCE.