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'''Mount Sekot''' (''Sekotozh'') is a high peak in southeastern [[Varshan]]. It is considered the second most holy site in [[Arzalism]] after the Solar Temple in Anzo and | '''Mount Sekot''' (''Sekotozh'') is a high peak in southeastern [[Varshan]]. It is considered the second most holy site in [[Arzalism]] after the Solar Temple in Anzo and was the site of the faith's major non-urban monastery. Its peak was a major site of {{wp|human sacrifice}} according to the Arzalist practice. Accordingly, non-[[Arzalism#Caste_System|priestly caste]] members were forbidden from climbing the mountain on pain of death. The site was largely destroyed or otherwise rendered inoperable after being hit with four [[YOLO]] bombs as part of [[Operation Ascendant Justice|Operation ''Ascendant Justice'']]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Modern monastic foundation=== | ===Modern monastic foundation=== | ||
Scholars believe the modern monastic organization was established in the 2nd or 3rd century AD, gradually displacing other religious and mythical worship sites at the base of the mountain. A large stone monastery-pyramid was constructed in the 5th century, but an earthquake in the early 8th century rendered it unstable. The pyramid is believed to have either collapsed or been purposefully destroyed by 915 AD, after which time work began on the modern stone-hewn monastery, which was completed by the end of the century. | Scholars believe the modern monastic organization was established in the 2nd or 3rd century AD, gradually displacing other religious and mythical worship sites at the base of the mountain. A large stone monastery-pyramid was constructed in the 5th century, but an earthquake in the early 8th century rendered it unstable. The pyramid is believed to have either collapsed or been purposefully destroyed by 915 AD, after which time work began on the modern stone-hewn monastery, which was completed by the end of the century. | ||
===''Ascendant Justice''=== | |||
{{Main|Operation Ascendant Justice}} | |||
In [[2022]], [[Urcea]] launched [[Operation Ascendant Justice|Operation ''Ascendant Justice'']] in retaliation for the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]]. As part of the Operation, the site was hit with four [[YOLO]] bombs ranging from a direct hit to the top of the mountain to a strike a few hundred meters in front of the monastery. These detonations rendered the site largely inoperable and killed almost all of the Varshani priests on site. Access to the top of the mountain was rendered permanently impossible as a result of the strike. | |||
==Sekot Monastery== | ==Sekot Monastery== | ||
[[File:Kailasha temple at ellora.JPG|thumb|left|200px||The large "Temple Entry" to the Sekot Monastery]] | [[File:Kailasha temple at ellora.JPG|thumb|left|200px||The large "Temple Entry" to the Sekot Monastery]] | ||
The Sekot Monastery (''Sekotozhanistanisania'') | The Sekot Monastery (''Sekotozhanistanisania'') was a large stone-cut structure at the base of Mount Sekot. It served as the training place for members of the [[Arzalism#Caste_System|Arzal priesthood]] from the most significant genealogies as well as those personally chosen by the Zurg himself to enter into the Monastery. Entry into the Monastery was considered both a {{wp|coming of age}} process for the highest tier of the priesthood caste as well as the prerequisite for any priest to be able to perform {{wp|human sacrifice}}. Consequently, the priests at the Solar Temple in Anzo all spent years at the Monastery. The current Monastery was constructed hewn out of stone during the 10th century, although various wood and other structures have existed on the site for thousands of years, even predating [[Arzalism|Arzalist]] belief. Scholarship suggests that priest trainees spent more than a decade and a half at the Monastery before returning to their homes or going on to serve in Anzo, and most members of the priest caste who enter the Monastery do so at age fourteen. | ||
Both as part of the training of the priesthood caste and as part of [[Arzalism|Arzalist]] practice, the peak of Mount Sekot | Both as part of the training of the priesthood caste and as part of [[Arzalism|Arzalist]] practice, the peak of Mount Sekot was used for {{wp|human sacrifice}}. The structure was nearly completely submerged by landslides resulting from [[Operation Ascendant Justice|Operation ''Ascendant Justice'']] in 2022 with most of the priestly caste members inside killed as a result of the strike. | ||
==Mountaineering== | ==Mountaineering== | ||
Climbing Mount Sekot | Climbing Mount Sekot was a practice reserved exclusively to members of the [[Arzalism|Arzalist]] [[Arzalism#Caste_System|priestly caste]] and any intended {{wp|human sacrifice}} victims, and consequently the details of climbing the mountain were not widely known. Based on descriptions by Arzalist priests and aerial observation, an "intricate and ancient" stone stairway was hewn out of the northern face of the mountain going up approximately two thirds of the way. The remaining climb was accomplished on foot as the harsh face gradually slopes off to a walkable path, although the path was considerably dangerous due to the presence of persistent snow and ice. [[Occidental]] scholars believed the conditions of the mountain are the way they were, in part, to prepare priests for the lengthy climb up the Solar Temple in Anzo, although a minority of scholars believe that most Arzalist temples were constructed to their considerable height in emulation of Mount Sekot. Access to the top of the mountain was rendered impossible due to the strikes as part of [[Operation Ascendant Justice|Operation ''Ascendant Justice'']] in 2022. | ||
[[Category: Varshan]] | [[Category: Varshan]] | ||