Tashi

"air"

- Humph! You cannot keep protecting him from his destiny.

Monk Tashi was one of five monks in charge of the Southern Air Temple. This elder was one of the monks who told Aang of his Avatar status. He was very strict and adamant about getting Aang to train.



One day he walks into a room seeing Monk Gyatso and Aang playing Pai Sho. He yells: "You're playing games with him? The Avatar should be training." Monk Gyatso tells him that Aang had had enough training for one day. The Monk attempts to get Aang to stop playing so he can test him on some high level techniques, but Gyatso says no. This incident caused the monk to complain to Monk Pasang. Gyatso says that Aang should grow up as a normal boy. It is then decided that Aang be sent to the Eastern Air Temple to complete his training. This is overheard by Aang who decided to run away. This elder monk died along with the other Air Nomads when they were attacked by the Fire Nation.

Trivia

 * Tashi (བཀྲ་ཤིས་) is a common Tibetan name meaning "good fortune" or "auspiciousness".
 * In the credits for "The Storm", Tashi is referred to as the "Dour Monk". His name was revealed in the Avatar Extras for that episode.

Tashi Таши