The Eastern Air Temple is one of the four original temples of the Air Nomads and, sometime after the end of the Hundred Year War, became inhabited by a group of Air Acolytes. Before the war, it was one of the two air temples, the other being the Western Air Temple, which exclusively housed female airbenders, and it was regarded as the most spiritual of all the air temples. However, its population was wiped out during the Air Nomad Genocide in 0 AG, and the temple itself suffering severe damage. The deserted premises became inhabited by Guru Pathik for an extended period of time and served as the location where he eventually taught Avatar Aang how to control the Avatar State in 100 AG.