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Scripture
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Texts
Cologne Mani CodexMani's autobiography — his childhood among the baptists, the revelations of the Twin, and his break with the sect. Good Works Translation from the Greek critical edition.Compendium of the Teaching of Mani, the Buddha of LightThe first Manichaean text presented to the Chinese Tang court — a catechism of Manichaeism dressed in Buddhist terminology, composed in 731 CE by the Persian priest Fuduo Dan at the command of Emperor Xuanzong. First freely available English translation from Classical Chinese.KephalaiaExcerpts from the systematic doctrinal compendium of Mani's teachings — direct instruction from master to student on the cosmic struggle of Light and Darkness.