Chinese Manichaeism
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Chinese Manichaeism, also known as Monijiao or Mingjiao, is the form of Manichaeism transmitted to China. Chinese Manichaeism rose to prominence during the Tang dynasty and despite frequent persecutio
Mani on a hanging scroll, c. 14th/15th century.
Fragment from a Manichaean text depicting a "Sermon Scene" in the Uyghur Manichaean style
Detail of the Yuan-era Manichaean Diagram of the Universe silk painting
Cao'an ("Thatched Hut") in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian.
Manichaeism
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Manichaeism was a major world religion founded in the third century CE by the Parthian Iranian prophet Mani in the Sasanian Empire. It taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle b
Chinese Manichaeism
…religion of Moni') or Mingjiao (Chinese: 明教; pinyin: Míngjiào; Wade–Giles: Ming2-Chiao4, lit. 'religion of light' or 'bright religion'), is the form of Manichaeism transmitted to China. Chinese Manichaeism rose to prominence during the Tang dynasty and despite frequent persecutions, it has continued long after the…
Sealstone of Mani, carved quartz crystal, possibly 3rd century AD, Iraq. Cabinet des Médailles, Paris. The seal reads "Mani, messenger of the messiah", and may have been used by Mani himself to sign his letters.
Manichaean priests, writing at their desks. Eighth or ninth century manuscript from Gaochang, Tarim Basin, China.
Yuan Chinese silk painting Mani's Birth
A 14th-century illustration of the execution of Mani