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| ===== Etymology ===== | ===== Etymology ===== | ||
| - | The exact meaning of the word "lolion" has been lost, however multiple interpretations exist based on the surviving dantrian documents, as well as based on the context of [[Thonthal]], which probably originated somewhere in Central Dantria. | + | The exact meaning of the word "lolion" has been lost, however multiple interpretations exist based on the surviving dantrian documents, as well as based on the context of [[Thonthal]], although pronunciation of the word does not comply with Thonthal rules. |
| One of the most common translations of the word is "life cycle" or "lifecycle", referring to the descent and ascent that each creature experiences, and to the fact that this is just a single world out of many. | One of the most common translations of the word is "life cycle" or "lifecycle", referring to the descent and ascent that each creature experiences, and to the fact that this is just a single world out of many. | ||
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| ===== Worldview ===== | ===== Worldview ===== | ||
| - | The world is viewed as a dish, a flat disc, that is connected to the celestial realm by an infinite staircase ("Quun Tirtoir" in [[Thonthal]]). Creatures descend the staircase and upon reaching the dish get born as animals or humans. When a creature dies, it ascends the staircase to return to the celestial realm. Therefore, each creature's life is just an incarnation of their soul in the material world. However, none will ever return, because the staircase is infinite. Therefore, by the time one reaches the celestial realm, this world will end. This posits the idea that each person can experience life on Ahldorae just once, which makes it precious. | + | The world is viewed as a dish, a flat disc, that is connected to the celestial realm by an infinite staircase ("Quun Tirtoir" in [[Thonthal]]). Creatures descend the staircase and upon reaching the dish get born as animals or humans. When a creature dies, it ascends the staircase to return to the celestial realm. Therefore, each creature's life is just an incarnation of their soul in the material world. However, none will ever return, because the staircase is infinite. Therefore, by the time one reaches the celestial realm, this world will end. This posits the idea that each person can experience life on Ahldorae just once, which makes life precious. |
| - | The celestial realm is the feast of gods. There are many worlds, each is its own dish. | + | The celestial realm is the feast of gods. There are many worlds, each is its own dish. The difference between the divine and the worldly is that everything worldly is finite and mortal, whereas the divine is infinite and eternal. |
| + | Lolion does not focus on the end of the world and simply acknowledges that the dish is necessarily finite. A later variant of the religion in the form of [[xaewoon#formations|Xaewoon Lolion]] combines the general Lolion cosmology with that of [[Eater]], providing much more focus on how and why the world would end. | ||
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| Quun Tirtoir, the infinite staircase, poses a problem in that if it's infinite, no creature could have actually reached the dish (the world), since it would take an infinite amount of time to reach the dish, while the dish's existence is finite. | Quun Tirtoir, the infinite staircase, poses a problem in that if it's infinite, no creature could have actually reached the dish (the world), since it would take an infinite amount of time to reach the dish, while the dish's existence is finite. | ||
| - | ==== The nature of Quun Tirtoir ==== | + | Several theological theories exist, such as the descent beginning infinitely far in the past and the dish being created only when the first traveler reaches it. Another view is that there is a single Quun Tirtoir, with dishes of various worlds intercepting the paths of souls that walk on the staircase. |
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| + | ==== The elusiveness of Quun Tirtoir ==== | ||
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| + | Quun Tirtoir can be understood as both a metaphysical and a physical entity. Complex theology surrounds the issue, with the majority of believers siding with a more metaphysical and //elusive// nature of the staircase, where elusiveness means that Quun Tirtoir, while actually existing in physical form, cannot be found as being in a particular set of coordinates. | ||
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| + | A number of fundamentalist sects known as [[followers of lolion|Seekers]] treat Quun Tirtoir as a strictly non-elusive entity, which means that it can actually be located. Seekers have gained notoriety over the centuries due to their sectarian violence, as well as an uncompromising view of non-elusive branches being a conspiracy to possibly hide the true location of the infinite staricase. A more moderate reading of the concept also exists. | ||
| - | Quun Tirtoir can be understood as both a metaphysical and a physical entity. Complex theology surrounds the issue. While the majority of believers side with the more metaphysical and elusive nature of the staircase, a number of fundamentalist sects that treat Quun Tirtoir as strictly a physical entity gained notoriety over the centuries. A more moderate reading of | ||
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