Jedi

The Jedi are a fictional monastic peacekeeping organization from the Star Wars saga, known for their talent in the Force. The word 'Jedi' is said to have been adapted by George Lucas from 'jidaigeki' (Japanese for "period drama" movies about samurai).

The Jedi Code

The Jedi Code is the central philosophy and dogma of the Jedi Knights. The code has been appended over the millennia, and by the time of the Clone Wars it included many fairly esoteric prohibitions far removed from the core beliefs of a Jedi, such as a doctrine that training shall only begin in infancy and anybody older than that was too old to be trained. However, throughout all of these changes there was a central, core part of the code that remained the fundamental belief of a Jedi.

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There is no emotion; there is peace.

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There is no ignorance; there is knowledge.

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There is no passion; there is serenity.

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There is no chaos; there is harmony.

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There is no death; there is the Force.

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The code is based heavily on meditations on the Force by the Jedi Master Odan-Urr, a veteran of The Great Hyperspace War.

Related Topics:
Odan-Urr - The Great Hyperspace War

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Knights of the Old Republic inserts the line: There is no chaos; there is harmony., implying that circa 4,000 BBY that was a fifth line of the Code.

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