There are four Air Nomad Temples in total: The Northern Temple and the Southern Temple for the monks, and the Eastern Temple and the Western Temple for the nuns.
These temples are a haven to the Air Nomads, a place to return to.
As one would expect from a nation of nomads, the Air Nomads are always traveling, never staying in one place for too long. It's just not in their nature to settle in one place.
The only place in which most Air Nomads have ever stayed the longest is in one of the four Temples.
The monks and nuns that reside in the Temples are usually either the elderly - those who have finally grown too old and weary to keep traveling, and the young ones - too young to travel on their own. Usually, these are the only people that can be found in the Temples, for all the other Air Nomads are out somewhere else in the world.
However, there does come a time when they too will come back to these Temples, even if only for a quick visit.
These Temples are Sacred. It is the place to teach and a place to learn. Above all else, it is the one place in which the Air Nomads, no matter how adventurous, can call home.
Disclaimer: Is this even really necessary? If I owned this show I wouldn't have written a fanfiction to begin with
A/N: Hey, first of all thanks for reading this. This has always been something I've been really curious about, the culture of the Air Nomads. We all know a little bit from what the show has given us but there's still a lot to be answered.
Man, I really wish the creators of this show actually went through with the sub-story of Aang's backstory and all that stuff. Apparently they did plan on putting it on the show but for some reason didn't...at least I read that somewhere...
Anyway, a lot of what I'll be writing here will mostly be speculation. And I would appreciate some help with all this, so if you'd like to discuss this whole topic with me please PM me. Or if you have a theory you can also just put it in the review :) I would really appreciate any help at all with all this. Of course I will give credit to those who have :)