Does Manichaeism Still Exist?
Surprisingly, the Last Extant Manichaean Temple Exists Not in the Modern-Day Countries That Compose What Was Once Persia and Mesopotamia, but in Jinjiang, an...
Surprisingly, the last extant Manichaean temple exists not in the modern-day countries that compose what was once Persia and Mesopotamia, but in Jinjiang, an industrial settlement of over two million people that is part of the southern Chinese city of Quanzhou.
Are there any Manichaeism today?
Present-day
In modern China, there is a rumor that Manichaean groups are still active in southern provinces, especially in Quanzhou and around the Cao'an, the only Manichaean temple that has survived until today.
What happened Manichaeism?
When East Turkistan was conquered in the 8th century by the Uyghur Turks, one of their leaders adopted Manichaeism, and it remained the state religion of the Uyghur kingdom until its overthrow in 840. Manichaeism itself probably survived in East Turkistan until the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.
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