Bodhi (Jedi Renaissance)

Bodhi, or the Temple of the Arts was one of nine Great Temples of the Jedi Order located on Masara continent of the verdant world of Tython. A large, dark stone structure with four distinct halls branching out from the towering structure, the Temple at Bodhi served as the Order's artistic retreat by the sea, with an open-air plaza on its roof where Jedi could sing, dance, paint and sculpt as they attuned their spirits to the Force. Distinguishing themselves from the other Temples' instructors, the majority of Bodhi's staff dressed in white undergarments with a black cloak over-top while adorning their heads with a flowing black hood.

Je'daii Order
When the philosophers and scholars from across the galaxy first arrived on Tython in the age of the Infinite Empire, they were brought forth from the stars on giant pyramidal constructs called the Tho Yor. These nine massive ships scattered across the planet and landed in separate locations, releasing those held within to settle the planet. The Tho Yor themselves would serve as the very foundations for these travelers' new homes and places of study. Settling in the southwestern shores of the island continent Masara, the Tho Yor which would serve as the foundations of Bodhi lay less then a kilometer inland from vast seas which surrounded the continent, and was surrounded by rolling plains which terminated in the dense, Edge Forest. The Temple served the Order for millennia until its ultimate destruction during the Force Wars which saw the birth of the Jedi Order and the abandonment of Tython.

Reconstruction
Many millennia removed from the Force Wars, the Jedi Order saw itself weakened after a near fatal alliance with the Galactic Republic drew them into a deadly war. On the brink of extinction the Order appointed a new Grand Master, the Purpilian Tomac Moorcé, who would reinvigorate the Order and begin a new chapter in its history known as the Jedi Renaissance. Sending scouts to Tython, the High Council ordered an exploration of the ancient ruins of the Je'daii temples with the intent of rebuilding them and using them to bolster the existing Jedi academy system. Locating the ruins devoid of any traces of the Tho Yor, the Builder Corps and the Council of Site Preservation and Construction used ancient schematics and new technology to draw up plans for the Temple's rebirth.

As work was underway on Tython, the High Council selected the Human Jedi Master Thracia Cho Leem to serve as the Temple Master for the facility. A wise Jedi with a wicked sense of humor and a sharp tongue for those who disobeyed the rules, Leem had a wild streak in her past and was quick to realize that everyone makes mistakes, but that there are often consequences for them. Arriving on Tython as the Academy neared completion, Leem was eager to assume stewardship of the Temple, overseeing the creation of the Temple's curriculum personally. Joined by her companion Shachath, Leem welcomed the first group of Journeyers towards the end of 17 BBY.

Layout
A fifty-story building, the Temple of Bodhi was a towering structure that seemed to rise naturally out of the landscape; its walls a dark, earthen tone. Consisting of four distinct halls, the main entrance to the Temple was through a tall, arched passage way that stood between the legs of a towering bas-sculpture of long-dead Je'daii Temple Master. Each of the main wings of the building focused on a different form of artistry; the main west hall was the exhibition gallery, showing off sculptures and paintings carefully and meticulously designed and created on the upper levels. The eastern hall, directly across from the main entrance housed the vast collections of novels, manuscripts and poems created by writers, calligraphers and poets within the Order. The norther hall contained the music hall, where singers and musicians gathered to combine their art into a harmonious symphony of the Force. Finally, the southern hall contained the theatre, where dancers and thespians acted out plays and danced in ballets reenacting great swaths of history.

At the center of the Temple, the four halls converged on the central chamber, an open-air room which soared all the way to the top of the temple. At the center of the room was a magnificent flowing fountain which could be heard from the arched walkways that lined every level of the building. The rooftop plaza of the Temple was an open area designed to allow for meditation and reflection in the sunlight with the sounds of the ocean drifting on the salty breeze. Tiled with cream-colored stones and made distinct with red shingled-roofs, the top of the Temple was considered to be one of the most lovely places within the Temple.