The Incomplete scripture of Manichaeism was discovered by British archaeologist

Aurel Stein Sir Marc Aurel Stein, ( hu, Stein Márk Aurél; 26 November 1862 – 26 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at ...

in Mogao Caves. The Tang Dynasty Manichean

Dunhuang Manuscripts Dunhuang manuscripts refer to a wide variety of religious and secular documents (mostly manuscripts, but also including some woodblock-printed texts) in Chinese and other languages that were discovered at the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China, durin ...

of Jingdong is one of the three Manichaeism Dunhuang Chinese Documents. They are now held in the collection of National Library of China, number BD00256.

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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 "Incomplete Persian Scripture". In the same year, French Sinologists Shawan and Perch and translated the scripture into French and considered them as Manichaean scripture. 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

Mar Adda Mar Adda (Chinese: 末阿达), was one of the twelve apostles of Mani, the founder of Manichaeism, the year of birth and death is unknown. Dispatched by Manichaeus, Morada, who was the bishop at the time, entered Roman Empire to spread Manichaeis ...

to explain the Manichaeism's doctrine of the coexistence of light and dark.

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