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The spiritual mysteries of 'The Mandalorian'
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The spiritual mysteries of 'The Mandalorian'

What is the Mandalorian religion? It's a question consistently trending on Google since the "Star Wars" series premiered last year. Answers have been sparse -- but a recent episode contained a major revelation.

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(CNN)In Disney's hit show "The Mandalorian," the title character has defeated a dragon, massive ice spiders and a horde of ugly squid-face creatures called Quarren.

But in a recent episode, the stoic bounty hunter faced perhaps his most fearsome foe: pluralism.

For the uninitiated, "The Mandalorian" is a live-action series that explores an outer rim of the ever-expanding "Star Wars" galaxy. In Season Two, airing now on Disney+, the main character -- named Din Djarin -- is looking for other Mandalorians, a diaspora in exile from their home planet.

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Raised by a religious cult, Djarin suddenly discovers other Mandalorians who -- gasp! -- follow different creeds, or perhaps no creed at all. He greets this new fact with the enthusiasm of a man handed a ham sandwich at a bris.

Judging by Google, many people are curious about the mysterious "Way of the Mandalore," the creed shared by Djarin and his sect. The question, "What is the Mandalorian religion?" has consistently trended since the show premiered last year.

A Mandalorian credo, "weapons are part of my religion," also is trending now. (Is that bad? That seems bad.)