丹輪寺——均衡
「眾眾沉淪生死海，墜淵惡道困焚宅。三毒四苦唯心造，痴塑泥胎坐玉台。」
——持戒師，摩騰
在漫長的豐饒民戰爭中，一群步離人厭倦了無休止的征戰與殺戮。他們認為眾生的苦難源於「豐饒」與「巡獵」的失衡。自藥師登神以來，「豐饒」的影響日益擴大，致使生命輪迴的均衡受到動搖——他們相信「巡獵」的誕生是一種必然，是受此失衡所迫。於是這群步離人放下信仰，脫離戰群，建立了「丹輪寺」。
丹輪寺是一幢飄遊天外的寺院建築。他們出現在任何一場與豐饒之民有關的戰爭中，收斂遺骨、超度逝者。一些被撿走的孤兒會成長為丹輪寺的僧侶，再次投身於這項事業中。
丹輪寺的僧眾亦將「均衡」互視作一位偉大的先行者，而非指引人世的神明。在教理中，他們始終對星神這一存在保持距離——誕生自「豐饒」和「巡獵」夾縫中的丹輪寺堅信，貫徹極端意志的星神定會將宇宙推向失衡的深淵。
在三個琥珀紀的和平活動後，丹輪寺的僧侶雖仍以步離人占絕對多數，卻也吸納了許多不同種族的開悟者。無論是仙舟人、造翼者、慧駰，還是智械，只要有志於終結這場無止境的血火輪迴，便可受戒成為丹輪寺的僧侶。
丹輪寺的僧侶需佩戴「持戒丹輪」，以此恪守五大戒律：不害、不衍、不貪、不嗔、不放逸。不過，那些德行崇高的僧侶往往並不在身上佩戴持戒丹輪——他們的丹輪早已刻在心中。
"Humankind flounders in the ocean of life and death, as wickedness and evil deeds lead to the abyss of flames. All suffering is created solely by the mind, and obsession and desire make earthen idols thus divine."
— Ordained monk, Matanga
During the long and drawn-out Denizens of Abundance Wars, a group of borisin grew weary of the endless conquest and slaughter. They believed that the universe's suffering was born of an imbalance between Abundance and The Hunt. Ever since Yaoshi ascended to divinity, the influence of Abundance expanded by the day, causing the balance of life's cycle to be shaken. They believe that the birth of the Hunt is an inevitable necessity driven forth by this imbalance. So, these borisin abandoned their faith and their war packs to establish the Claretwheel Temple.
Claretwheel Temple is a temple complex floating in the universe. They would appear during any war related to the Denizens of the Abundance, collecting the remains of the deceased and delivering their souls to the eternal beyond. Some war orphans taken away by them would go on to become Claretwheel Temple monks and devote themselves to continuing this cause.
The monks of Claretwheel Temple also regard HooH the Equilibrium as a great forerunner instead of a god who guides the people of this world. The monks always maintain some distance from the concept of Aeons in their teachings — As the Claretwheel Temple's faith was born from the cracks between Abundance and The Hunt, the Temple believes that Aeons, as beings that exercise the extremes of a singular concept, will surely push the universe into the abyss of imbalance.
After three Amber Eras of peaceful activity, the Claretwheel Temple monks have included enlightened practitioners of many different races, although the borisin still constituted the absolute majority. It did not matter if one were a citizen of Xianzhou, a Wingweaver, a Houyhnhnm, or an Intellitron — so long as one wishes to bring this ceaseless cycle of war and bloodshed to an end, one could become an ordained monk of Claretwheel Temple.
The monks of Claretwheel Temple are required to wear a Claretwheel Ring, as a symbol of their vow to abide by the five major precepts: To do no harm, no deception, no greed, no anger, and no indulgence. However, the esteemed monks who had mastered these teachings no longer wear such rings — their rings are already engraved into their hearts.
