Abbas-Al-Morim
Sage
So in my world, I have this very interesting religion called Orderism. Surprisingly, the pantheon of Orderism counts zero gods. Instead, doctrine goes like this:
It's the duty of people to change the world (this change is called the Grand Reformation, a slow but steady progress to perfection) to achieve the Grand Order. The Grand Order is the way things should be. If the Grand Order is achieved, we will live in the Promised World - a perfect world where everyone is happy. It's basically what if Buddhism met 1984?
There are many traditions in this religion (like in Christianity we've got Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Coptic and hundreds of heresies such as Iconoclasm, Lollardy, Catharism, Gnosticism etc.). The Orthodox Parish is the most powerful and centralized tradition which advocates violent oppression of heresy and foreign religions.
I've got a lot more lore and details about Orderism but right now, I'm trying to design a lay-out for temples. Catholic churches are built according to a certain play in the shape of a cross. I'm trying to design something similar and recognizable for my religion, to add a little flavor to my cities and settlements.
So what I'm asking is, what shapes/animals/colors/... do you associate with order (as in the opposite of chaos)?
The emblem for the religion so far is a wheel (like a Buddhist wheel) signifying progress, and a rising sun (located in the wheel) signifying a new world. So basically it means progress towards a new world. Which is what the religion is all about.
But I'm looking for more, and something more associated with order. Any input?
It's the duty of people to change the world (this change is called the Grand Reformation, a slow but steady progress to perfection) to achieve the Grand Order. The Grand Order is the way things should be. If the Grand Order is achieved, we will live in the Promised World - a perfect world where everyone is happy. It's basically what if Buddhism met 1984?
There are many traditions in this religion (like in Christianity we've got Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Coptic and hundreds of heresies such as Iconoclasm, Lollardy, Catharism, Gnosticism etc.). The Orthodox Parish is the most powerful and centralized tradition which advocates violent oppression of heresy and foreign religions.
I've got a lot more lore and details about Orderism but right now, I'm trying to design a lay-out for temples. Catholic churches are built according to a certain play in the shape of a cross. I'm trying to design something similar and recognizable for my religion, to add a little flavor to my cities and settlements.
So what I'm asking is, what shapes/animals/colors/... do you associate with order (as in the opposite of chaos)?
The emblem for the religion so far is a wheel (like a Buddhist wheel) signifying progress, and a rising sun (located in the wheel) signifying a new world. So basically it means progress towards a new world. Which is what the religion is all about.
But I'm looking for more, and something more associated with order. Any input?