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One of the Kolinahr masters that Spock studied under in the 2270s
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")
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 masters
Appendices
References
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- VOY: "Innocence"
- ENT: "The Andorian Incident"
Apocrypha
- In his novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Gene Roddenberry names the female Vulcan master "T'sai."