Bvarai (Pacifica)

Bvarai is a religion widely practiced by Indavrals, including their diaspora. With an estimated over 200 million practitioners, it is one of the largest non-abrahamic religions on Pacifica. It is a nontheistic religion which is based primarily on maintaining "Balance" within oneself and within the universe. Bvarai's nature allows it to coexist with other religions, making it common that Indavral diaspora syncretize it with local faiths and practices.

In Bvarai thought, the universe is in a constant state of flux between the Faikvar and the Sêlakvar, the "Violent evil" and the "Complacent evil." Bvarca, "Goodness in Balance," can only be achieved by moderating the two evils so that they are completely canceled out, thus achieving true goodness. The ostensible goal of Bvarai is to achieve "Sunranta Bvarca," or "Universal Goodness in Balance." by evening out Faikvar and Sêlakvar across the entirety of existence, therefore achieving a perfect reality that cannot be broken.

History

The practices of Bvarai seem to originate primarily below the Bivbi. When the Indavral tribes conquered them, they mixed the Bivral thought with the Indavral legends, forming the earliest forms of Bvarai. Bvarai was a generally decentralized faith at the time, and lacked some of the elements of nontheism, with some modern Sunbvarakoi being deified. Early Bvarai was less individualistic in the pursuit of Bvarca, and was more focused on the following of community attikai- priests, and especially Bvarakoi- those who had theoretically attained Bvarca.

When the Triangular Empire was formed, the three Emperors of Ikarn, Ranaras and Narus were originally considered to be the descendants of Sunbvarakoi, giving them inherent roles to help achieve Sunranta Bvarca. This was part of the way that the original Emperors maintained their legitimacy.

Ivaraadian Controversy

The largest doctrinal change in Bvarai came during the 1100s, during the Ivaraadian Controversy, where the small Indavral state of Ivaraad opposed Narus on a trade issue, and the Narussian Emperor responded by invasion that was resisted by Tzaran and to an extent other Indavral forces due to it being illegitamate. This usage of Faikvar was against Bvarai doctrine, and weakend all of the Triangular leaders' claim that by being descendants of Sunbvarkoi they had legitimacy in achieving Sunranta Bvarca. This led to the ruling by a council of Bvarakoi of several important factors to modern Bvarai doctrine, including:

• No achiever of Bvarca is a god
• The Achievement of Bvarca is not hereditary
• No secular ruler holds authority over Bvarai, as the Temptation of Evil related using Bvarai for state governance is too great
• No attik may own land for the same reason

This convention established the modern Bvarai doctrines of total separation from statehood and nontheism, both of which are conspired crucial to Bvarai identity.

Practices and beliefs

Faikvar and Sêlakvar

The primary practice of Bvarai is to equalize the amount of Faikvar and Sêlakvar in oneself. While they are generally translated literally as "Violent evil" and "Complacent evil," a more accurate translation would be "Active sin and inactive sin." Faikvar is not inherently related to violence- excessive lust is considered Faikvar regardless of any violence involved. The primary difference between the two is that Faikvar is sin through extreme action, while Sêlakvar is sin through extreme inaction. Utilizing the example of lust, complete celibacy would be considered Sêlakvar, because it is extreme in the other direction.