World of Avatar: The Last Airbender
fictional universe of the Avatar animated series and graphic novels
The Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise takes place in a fantasy world inspired primarily by East Asian and Indian subcontinental cultures. This world is made up of four nations based on the four classical elements: the Air Nomads, the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, and the Fire Nation. A fifth nation, the United Republic of Nations, is introduced in The Legend of Korra.
Series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko drew from historical Asian cultures to develop a tone and style for the franchise's world. China is the predominant influence of the fantasy world, though various East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian and North American cultures were also incorporated. Many characters in the world of Avatar have the ability to "bend", or to psychokinetically manipulate the element associated with their nationality. One individual, the Avatar, is able to bend all four elements. Avatar: The Last Airbender takes place 100 years after the Fire Nation carried out a genocide against the Air Nomads.
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The Air Nomads
The Air Nomads were a culture that is influenced by the monastic society of Shaolin monks and Tibetan Buddhism, and the Air Nomads' conception of the Avatar is reminiscent of how Buddhists perceive the Bodhisattva. Aspects of Hinduism are also incorporated into the beliefs of the Air Nomads, including chakras and mudras.
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