The Buddha in Manichaeism
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The Buddha in Manichaeism
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In Manichaeism, Siddartha Gautama is considered one of the four prophets of the faith, along with Zoroaster, Jesus and Mani. Mani believed that the teachings of Gautama Buddha, Zoroaster, and Jesus were incomplete, and that his revelations were for the entire world, calling his teachings the "Religion of Light". Manichaeism also often calls Jesus a Buddha This is because the term prophet was unfamiliar to a Chinese audience so Buddha was used as a substitute. It does not imply a belief in enligh
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buddha_in_Manichaeism
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2022-10-29T01:31:28Z
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2024-09-03T00:05:24Z
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