A Vulcan master (or Kolinahr master) is a religious position on the planet Vulcan similar to a monk.

Vulcan teenagers go to Vulcan masters to learn the ways of logic and how to suppress emotion. For example, Tuvok was sent to study under a Vulcan master when he was a teenager and had rebelled against Vulcan discipline. (VOY: "Gravity")

In 2368, Tuvok bought a meditation lamp from a Vulcan master, who charged double the price when he saw the Starfleet insignias of Tuvok and Janeway. (VOY: "The Gift")

Tom Paris condescendingly described Tuvok as "the Vulcan master" in 2374, and relished Harry Kim "putting him down a peg." (VOY: "Demon")

In 2376, Tuvok recalled witnessing a Vulcan master perform a variation of the Vulcan mind meld, known as the "Bridging of Minds". (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero")

Vulcan masters also preside over kolinahr when a Vulcan wishes to purge him or herself of all emotion. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture) T'Klass, a student of Surak, was one of the first kohlinar masters. (ENT: "Awakening")

Noted Vulcan mastersEdit

• Haadok
• T'Klass
• T'Para

AppendicesEdit

ReferencesEdit

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• VOY: "Innocence"
• ENT: "The Andorian Incident"

ApocryphaEdit

• In his novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Gene Roddenberry names the female Vulcan master "T'sai."