An air temple or airbender temple^[1] is a structure inhabited by the Air Nomads prior to the Air Nomad Genocide. The temples are usually located in isolated and difficult-to-reach environments, such as the tops of mountains or on an island. There are five known temples to date.

Contents 1 Temples 1.1 Southern Air Temple 1.2 Northern Air Temple 1.3 Eastern Air Temple 1.4 Western Air Temple 1.5 Air Temple Island 2 Trivia 3 References 4 Comments

Temples Edit

Southern Air Temple Edit

Main article: Southern Air Temple

The Southern Air Temple is located in the Patola Mountain Range, and was one of two temples that exclusively housed male Air Nomads before the beginning of the Hundred Year War. It was notable for being the home of Avatar Aang. It features an airball arena and an inner sanctuary, in which reside numerous statues of past Avatars. The temple also contains a statue of Monk Gyatso, Aang's father figure. The temple was also the home of the only known surviving winged lemur, later named Momo when he became a companion to Avatar Aang.^[2]

Northern Air Temple Edit

Main article: Northern Air Temple

The Northern Air Temple is located in the mountains along the northern coast of the Earth Kingdom, and was one of the two temples that exclusively housed male Air Nomads. Years after the devastating blow the Fire Nation had dealt to the Air Nomads, the deserted temple was colonized by a group of Earth Kingdom refugees, led by a renowned inventor, after their town was destroyed by a flood. The mechanist modified the temple to make life easier for the new inhabitants. The temple once held statues and paintings, however, these and other parts of the temple were destroyed by the mechanist to make room for his new technology.^[3]

Eastern Air Temple Edit

Main article: Eastern Air Temple

The Eastern Air Temple is located in a mountain range in the southeastern Earth Kingdom, and was one of the two temples that exclusively housed female Air Nomads.^[4] The site also includes statues of the Air Nomad Avatar before Aang, Yangchen. After the Air Nomads were killed, the temple became the home of Guru Pathik, and was also the place in which Avatar Aang was taught by Pathik how to unlock his chakras in order to master the Avatar State.^[5] It is notable for being situated on three separate mountains, connected by bridges, and was the place where all young airbenders would choose the flying bison that would become their life companion.^[4]

Western Air Temple Edit

Main article: Western Air Temple

The Western Air Temple is located in the mountains north of the Fire Nation, and was one of the two temples that exclusively housed female Air Nomads. Like the Eastern Air Temple, it boasts statues of Yangchen. The temple is notable in that, unlike the other three temples, it is situated underneath the edge of a cliff instead of atop a mountain. The spires seem as though they were built upside-down, and because of that, the temple is hidden from the passersby. The site is also covered in many flying bison paintings, which have stayed in relatively good condition unlike those in the Northern Temple. Renowned as the birthplace of past Avatar Yangchen,^[6] Avatar Aang and his friends later made it their temporary home in the later stages of the War.^[7]

Air Temple Island Edit

Main article: Air Temple Island

Air Temple Island is the most recent air temple, built by Avatar Aang himself,^[8] and is home to Tenzin and his family. Located off the coast of Republic City near the entrance of Yue Bay, tides and its coastal geography keep it secluded from casual access. The island sports several structures, including a large tower and a smaller building nearby, and it is inhabited by some sky bison and a different species of flying lemur, the ring-tailed winged lemur.^[9]

Trivia Edit

• All five air temples have come under attack at least once at a certain point; the four original Air Nomad temples by the Fire Nation during the Hundred Year War, and Air Temple Island by the Equalists during the Battle for Republic City.
• Sometime after the end of the Anti-bending Revolution, Korra will visit the other four air temples, having already spent time on Air Temple Island.
• The gender restrictions in the four temples do not affect the Avatar.^[10][11]
• Air Temple Island is the smallest of the air temples.

References Edit

↑ Nick.com archives. Nickelodeon. Retrieved on January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. ↑ "The Southern Air Temple". Michael Dante DiMartino (writer) & Lauren MacMullan (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. February 25, 2005. No. 3, Book One: Water ↑ "The Northern Air Temple". Elizabeth Welch Ehasz (writer) & Dave Filoni (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. November 4, 2005. No. 17, Book One: Water ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Appa's Lost Days". Elizabeth Welch Ehasz (writer) & Giancarlo Volpe (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. October 13, 2006. No. 16, Book Two: Earth ↑ "The Guru". Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (writers) & Giancarlo Volpe (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. December 1, 2006. No. 19, Book Two: Earth ↑ From older Avatar: The Last Airbender official site, originally on Nick.com (link). No longer updated. ↑ "The Western Air Temple". Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, Tim Hedrick (writers) & Ethan Spaulding (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. July 14, 2008. No. 12, Book Three: Fire ↑ An aerial shot of Air Temple Island. Korra Nation on Tumblr (February 23, 2012). Retrieved on February 23, 2012. ↑ San Diego Comic-Con 2011 ↑ "The Storm". Aaron Ehasz (writer) & Lauren MacMullan (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. June 3, 2005. No. 12, Book One: Water ↑ Escape from the Spirit World: Avatar Kuruk Online Comic Book

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