Navdarism

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stone relief of Nawdhar with halo and staff
Late 7th-century relief of Nawdhar at the Temple of the Buzdah, the earliest known representation.

Navdarism (translation) is the world's second-largest religion, and one of the world's oldest continuously practiced religions. Navdarism is a monistic faith, with elements of henotheism and atheism, centered on an eschatological cosmology dealing with self-salvation and spiritual liberation. It also encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on the original teachings of Nawdhar. It originated in ancient Poureman in the 11th century BCE, and, after a period of intense suppression, spreading through much of Sifhar, Arabekh, Majula, and Catai. Three major extant branches of Navdarism are generally recognized: Benayine (Pouremanian: lit. Seeing through the Mirror), Mehtaraina (Pouremanian:Order of the Elders), and Vasborya (Pouremanian:lit. Dancing on the Tower)

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Beliefs

Practices

Avowal

The Avowal, or Govahi, is the basic creed of Navdarism that should be recited under oath with the specific statement:

"The World is a lie, there is only the Abyss.
I must descend.
Through the descent, I am broken.
The Abyss is a lie, there is only the Tower.
I must ascend
Through the ascent, I am remade.
When the lie is rejected, my chains are broken.
I am free."

The Govahi is not necessary for conversion to Navdarism, but it is an essential step for beginning one's journey into the Abyss. To become a Govahju, one who has recited the creed, it must be witnessed, and attested for, by a monk. It may be recited in any language, though for attestation it is expected to be recited in Liturgical Poumeranian

Incantation

Ablution

Contrition

Concatenation

Scriptures

History

Life of Nawdhar

Early Navdarism

Demographics

Schools

Society

Culture

Architecture

Art

Music

Poetry

Calendar

Criticism, persecution, and apologetics

Criticism

Persecution

Apologetics