Manichaeism 마니교
Once a world religion stretching from Rome to China: a struggle between light and darkness, and the freeing of light trapped in the world. It shows how religions borrowed from each other along the Silk Road.
OriginMesopotamia (Sasanian Persia)
WhenMani, 3rd c. CE; survived in China until about the 16th c.
TextsMani's writings, mostly lost; fragments from Turfan and Egypt
A practice you can try today
Historically: hymns, fasting, the 'hearers' supporting the 'elect'.
Sacred places
Related
Zoroastrianism조로아스터교One of the oldest revealed religions: the wise lord Ahura Mazda, and a world where every person chooses between truth (asha) and the lie.Christianity기독교Faith in Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ — God's love made flesh, crucified and risen.Buddhism불교The path taught by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha ('awakened one'): life is marked by suffering, suffering has a cause in craving, it can end, and the Eightfold Path leads there.
A short introduction written by CavePray from the sources below — not the official voice of any tradition. Follower numbers are rounded estimates that differ by survey. Tell us if something should be corrected.