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  2. Mani (/ ˈ m ɑː n i /; c. April AD 216 – 2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277) was an Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiquity. Mani was born in or near Seleucia-Ctesiphon (south of modern Baghdad) in Mesopotamia, at the time part of the Parthian Empire.

  3. Apr 10, 2024 · Mani (born April 14, 216, southern Babylonia—died 274?, Gundeshapur) was an Iranian founder of the Manichaean religion, a church advocating a dualistic doctrine that viewed the world as a fusion of spirit and matter, the original contrary principles of good and evil, respectively.

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  4. A collection of original Manichaean text, the tradition founded by the Prophet Mani. The site includes the Gnostic Library, with the complete Nag Hammadi Library and a large collection of other primary Gnostic scriptures and documents.

  5. Mani - New World Encyclopedia. Mani (c.216–274 C.E.) was an Iranian religious prophet and preacher who founded Manichaeism, an ancient dualistic religion that was once prolific in Persia but is now extinct. Mani presented himself as a savior figure and his religious teachings were an eclectic blend of various traditions including Christianity ...

  6. iranicaonline.org › articles › mani-founder-manicheismMANI – Encyclopaedia Iranica

    Mani’s prenatal, spiritual existence is indeed to be assumed when the prophet explains to his father Pattikios that he only begot Mani’s body; “another one, however, came to dwell in it” (CMC, p. 155; ed. Koenen and Römer, 1988, pp. 82-83; a further interpretation of Mani’s “body” in the Cologne Mani Codex as being his church has ...

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › ancient-religion › maniMani | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 8, 2018 · Mani (216-276) was a Persian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, the best known and most developed of the Gnostic religions. Mani's religion spread quickly but was eventually stamped out through opposition from other religions, notably Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam.

  8. Who is Mani the Prophet? Mani the Prophet is revered as the final prophet after Zoroaster, Buddha, Gautama, and Jesus. He was born in Iran, near Seleucia-Ctesiphon (now al-Mada’in), in 216 A.D. His parents were members of the Jewish Christian Gnostic sect known as the Elcesaites. Mani regarded himself as an Apostle of God, living in Southern ...

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