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'''Austrism''' is a religion often worshipped by the [[Idris|Idrian]] people on [[Nalthis]]. In it, people worship a god named '''Austre'''. He is often called "God of Colors".{{book ref
Austre is usually referred to with a male pronoun. Before the [[Manywar]] and the exile of the Royal family, people of [[Hallandren]] also used to worship him.{{book ref
== Teachings ==
According to the Austrism, Austre commands the [[Returned]] to come back to life, and gives [[Breath]] to humanity.
The fundamental tenets of the religion are called the [[Five Visions]].{{book ref
One of the Visions includes the following line:
{{quote|I saw men who placed themselves above others, and I saw them cast down|A quote from one of [[Vo]]'s [[Five Visions]]{{book ref
The Visions teach the virtues of humility, sacrifice and seeing another's problems before your own.{{book ref
Acting ostentatiously, rejecting people because of their sins and flaunting one's talents were seen as sins.{{book ref
Austrin teachings also say there was nothing wrong with feelings, but drawing attention to yourself with them is wrong.{{book ref
Austrism, as practiced by [[Idrian]]s considers Breaths to be intimately linked to the human souls. For that reason Austre followers consider holding the [[Breath]]s of others to be a sin, and using them to Awaken to be an even greater sin. However, [[Vasher]] states that such intolerance toward [[Awakening]] only emerged after the [[Manywar]].{{book ref
==Monks==
Monks of Austrism (also called Idrian monks) are supposed to be the most pious and least ostentious of Idrians.{{book ref
[[Brandon]] designed the monks to have duties which were not very religious, and instead were supposed to act as servants to the kingdom's poor in a very formalized way.{{annotation ref|wb|chapter=3-2}} For example, if a man breaks his leg and can't work, a monk will take his place in the job. Occasionally, if a father dies and can't support his family, a monk is permanently assigned to his place at work and provides for that man's family.
Monks are forbidden to own or possess anything themselves, and give everything they have to the people.{{annotation ref|wb|chapter=3-2}} Without the pressure to feed themselves or acquire goods, some monks can be a little lazy. However, many are very diligent, such as [[Fafen]].{{book ref
== Quotes ==
{{quote|Flowers ain't evil, assuming they're left where Austre put them. We shouldn't use Austre's beauty to make ourselves more important.|[[Mab]] to [[Siri]] {{book ref
{{quote|In the distance, she could see the plateau that held the Court of Gods, the most profane place beneath Austre's colorful eyes.|[[Vivenna]] travelling in [[T'Telir]] {{book ref
== Notes ==
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