Funeral Temple
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The Funeral Temple of Theed was a small temple on the planet Naboo reserved for the traditional cremations of the Naboo.
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Constructed on the outskirts of Theed, the Funeral Temple was a quiet, reflective place sought out while mourning the dead. An ancient domed building, the small temple had an open ceiling directly over the pyre at the interior chamber's center. It was at the temple that the planet's dead were cremated, their lives celebrated by mourners who gathered in a tiered circle around the pyre.[1]
It was Naboo belief that a body had to be cremated within two days of death in order to return the life force of the dead to the planet. Following the cremation, it was tradition for those closest to the deceased to throw the ashes from the short bridge between the temple and the Livet Tower, and into the Solleu River before its plunge over the cliff. The Eternal Flame within the Livet Tower served to remind the Naboo of the transience of their current life and their duty to lead harmonious lives.[2]
Throughout the temple's history, many notable individuals were mourned at the temple. Following the deaths of his family, Senator Vidar Kim wept openly as he carried the ashes of his wife and two sons to be spread in the Solleu River.[3] Two years later, Senator Kim was murdered by a Maladian assassin and was cremated in the Naboo Embassy on Coruscant, a small candle resting on his chest representing the Livet Tower's Eternal Flame.[4]
In 32 BBY, following the Trade Federation's unsuccessful invasion of the planet, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn was cremated in the temple after his death at the hands of a mysterious Zabrak Sith.[1] Over a decade later, at the close of the bloody Clone Wars, former Queen and Senator of Naboo Padmé Amidala was laid to rest on the pyre following her mysterious death during the rise of the Galactic Empire.[5]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars: Darth Plagueis
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novel (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace / junior novel / PhotoComic
- Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Appears in flashback(s))
- Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½ (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Battlefront II (Cut Scene)
SourcesEdit
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Episode I
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 89 (NAB 37-38, Naboo - Theed Funeral Temple)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
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