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  1. The Teachings on the Names and Lands of Manifested Realms (1 託化國土名號宗教)
  1. Mani Light Buddha Dharma Ritual Summary (摩尼光佛教法儀略)
  2. The Teachings on the Names and Lands of Manifested Realms (1 託化國土名號宗教)
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Mani Light Buddha Dharma Ritual Summary (摩尼光佛教法儀略)

About 摩尼光佛教法儀略

Tang · Source text translated by 拂多誕

1,570 · about 5 min

The Compendium of the Teachings of Mani the Buddha of Light, composed by the Fuduodan of Manichaeism under imperial decree during the Tang Dynasty, is a Chinese-translated Manichaean scripture. Authored during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, it reflects the state of Manichaean propagation in the Tang era. The text systematically expounds the doctrinal system of Manichaeism, including the theory of Two Principles and Three Moments, the dualistic opposition of light and darkness, as well as precepts and rituals. As one of the few extant Manichaean documents in Chinese, it bears witness to ancient religious exchange and serves as a crucial historical source for studying religious transmission along the Silk Road, holding irreplaceable academic value for understanding the development of the Three Foreign Religions in the Tang Dynasty.


摩尼光佛教法儀略一卷
開元十九年六月八日大德拂多誕奉詔集賢院 譯
託化國土名號宗教第一
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