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MANICHAEAN PRACTICES
Manichaean practices were of two types, those
for the Listeners and the more severe for Electi. Here is an incomplete
list:
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LISTENER PRACTICES
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MONASTIC PRACTICES
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Prayer, four times daily. (48 Bows)
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Weekly fasting on the day of the sun.
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Singing of hymns when one can.
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30 day bema fast (till dark) in early spring.
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Reading of Mani's scriptures.
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Attendance at meetings.
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Giving alms of food daily.
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Giving of 10% of wealth.
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Donating clothes and paper to Elect.
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Contributing to a building fund.
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Giving of children to become monastics.
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No killing of animals.
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Birth control.
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Monogamy.
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No slash and burn farming.
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No manipulating others with magic. etc.
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Keeping Mani's 10
Commandments
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Prayer, seven times daily. (214 Prostrations)
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Daily fast till dusk, cloistering on moon days.
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Singing of seven hymns each day.
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30 day bema fast in early spring.
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Study of Mani's scriptures.
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Teaching at meetings.
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Ritualistic consuming of alms daily.
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Total vow of poverty.
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Willingness to be transient.
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Training candidates for monkhood.
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Wearing white.
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Letting hair grow long.
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Astrologers.
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Herbal healers.
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Scribing of scriptures.
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Daily Buddhist like meditation.
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Praying 1/3 of the night.
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Keeping Mani's 5
Commandments
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MANICHAEAN BELIEFS
There is yet no complete consensus on many
ancient Manichaean teachings and practices, and great ignorance on many
of them due to a partial historical record. A very small group of modern
scholars are attempting to gather, translate, and understand the existing
record and much progress is beginning to be made. Here are a few articles
that explore some of the many complex Manichaean beliefs:
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