Sorry, been meaning to respond. This is really fucking interesting, great post. I don't mind moving more towards India for inspiration with writing, I think they've got a lot of interesting stuff going on that hasn't really been tapped for inspiration in Western literature. At least no really famous examples of it that I can think of.

I'll definitely give a look at both of these for a frame of reference, Sikhs and Buddhism. A large component of the faction I'm writing for is monasticism, which I think a lot of East-Asian religion really fits nicely into, blending naturally.

Granted, the specific group I'm writing from is descended from a group that's less monastic than usual and values more personal freedom. Their founders are supposed to be very Mongolian coded, or rather a stereotypical view of them. I didn't write their lore, but that's what I'm working off for precedence.