Topic summary
Bit manda
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Mandi (Mandaeism).
A mandi (ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡉࡀmandia), mashkhanna (ࡌࡀࡔࡊࡍࡀmaškna), or beth manda (beit manda, ࡁࡉࡕ ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀbit manda, 'house of knowledge'; also bimanda), is a Mandaean building that serves as a community center and place of worship. A mandi is traditionally built on the banks of a yardna, or flowing river.