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Kirimahsur, often translated as the Earthly Paradise, or more accurately, the Garden of Surakel, is a key element in the Bulwari worldview and probably is a concept older than the Sun Cult itself, although it was incorporated into its theology before its consolidation as the main religion of Bulwar.

The paradise gardens acts as the physical representation of half of the Bulwari duality: order and light. The garden is a space that shows the domain of humankind over nature, and the outside of the garden represents chaos and darkness.

The concept of Kirimahsur extends this idea to the boundaries of Bulwar. The entire subcontinent is the Garden of Surakel, a place blessed by light, peace and order. The lands outside of Bulwar are the domain of the Malevolent Dark, who seeks to corrupt the Garden. It’s important to remark that the Bulwari doesn’t think that outsiders are inherently evil, but that they aren’t blessed by Surakel’s light, and thus it is easier for them to fall into the Darkness.

Controversy[]

The extension of the garden and what are the conditions to be blessed by Surakel’s light are a motive of debate between the scholars. A person is blessed because they follow the laws of the cult? because they were born within the boundaries of Bulwar? or because they are descendants of a Bulwari? Are the lands conquered by Jaher, Surael Reborn, part of the Garden? Can non-humans be blessed by Surakel’s light? These are some of the questions without answers.

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