Incomplete scripture of Manichaeism

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Incomplete scripture of Manichaeism
Traité fragmentaire de la religion manichéenne.jpg
Materialpaper
Size639 × 27 cm
WritingMiddle Chinese
CreatedTang Dynasty
Discovered1907 in Dunhuang Mogao Grotto Buddhist scripture cave
Present locationBeijing National Library of China
IdentificationBD00256

The Incomplete scripture of Manichaeism was discovered by British archaeologist Aurel Stein in Mogao Caves. The Tang Dynasty Manichean Posthumous Manuscripts of Jingdong is one of the Manichaeism Dunhuang Chinese Three Classics. They are now held in the collection of National Library of China, number BD00256.[1][2]

Introduction[]

In 1911, Luo Zhenyu was not sure what Persian religion the scriptures belonged to, so he published the recorded text in the second volume of the "Guoxue Series" under the name "Persian Remnant Sutra". In the same year, French Sinologists Shawan and Perch and translated the Canvass into French and considered them as Manichaeism Canvass. [2]The manuscript is in scrolls, with an incomplete head. It currently has 345 lines and approximately 7,000 characters. It is currently the only Chinese Manichean classic in China. Its writing is like a scripture, and the content uses a question and answer between the leader Mani and the apostle Mo Ada to explain the Manichaeism's doctrine of the coexistence of light and dark.[1][3]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tang Manuscript "Mani敎经》" (PDF). nlc.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 2011. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  2. ^ a b Lin Shitian (2011). "National Library Collection The literature value of "Mani Sutra"" (PDF). nlc.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ^ Lin Wushu (2004). "Chinese Mani Sutra and Jing Chi Sutra and their macro comparison" (PDF). repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp (in Simplified Chinese). p. p. 133. Retrieved 2020-05-24. {{cite web}}: |page= has extra text (help)

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