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32 Manichaean
Deities
There are 24 or so Manichaean Deities
most often mentioned in Manichaean texts. In addition, 10 or so others
are also alluded to from time to time.
SOME MANICHAEAN DEITIES
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1 Father of Greatness
2 Mother of Life
3 Primal Man
4 Five Children of Primal Man
5 Five Children of Primal Man
6 Five Children of Primal Man
7 Five Children of Primal Man
8 Five Children of Primal Man
9 Beloved of Lights
10 Great Builder
11 Living Spirit
12 Five Sons of Living Spirit
13 Five Sons of Living Spirit
14 Five Sons of Living Spirit
15 Five Sons of Living Spirit
16 Five Sons of Living Spirit
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17 Third Envoy
18 Virgin of Light (Spouse of Third Envoy)
19 Column of Glory (Perfect Man)
20 Jesus the Splenour
21 Hour of Life
22 Light-Mind
There are also:
23 The Call-God and Answer-God
24 The Call-God and Answer-God
Great Judge (Judge of Truth)
Boy
Apostles of Light
Paraklete (Partner)
Light-Form
Three Angels
Three Angels
Three Angels
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Vajrayana Names of the 5 Sons of the Primal
Man (5 Living Elements)
[Vajrayana: Akshobhyavajra
(head of vajra-family)]
[Vajrayana: Vairocana
(head of Buddha-family)]
[Vajrayana: Ratnasambhava
(transmuted pride, ratna-family)]
[Vajrayana: Amoghasiddhi
(realizer of the Path, karma-family]
[Vajrayana: Amitabha
(head of padma-family)] |
[Vajrayana: Sparshavajra]
[Vajrayana: Locana
(goddess)]
[Vajrayana: Mamaki
(goddess) (transmuted pride)]
[Vajrayana: Tara
(goddess)
[Vajrayana: Pandara
(goddess)] |
32 Deities of Guhyasamaja &
32 Deities of Manichaeanism
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1 Father of Greatness
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2 Mother of Life
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3 Primal Man
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4 Five Children of Primal Man
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5 Five Children of Primal Man
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6 Five Children of Primal Man
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7 Five Children of Primal Man
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8 Five Children of Primal Man
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9 Beloved of Lights
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10 Great Builder
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11 Living Spirit
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12 Five Sons of Living Spirit
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13 Five Sons of Living Spirit
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14 Five Sons of Living Spirit
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15 Five Sons of Living Spirit
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16 Five Sons of Living Spirit
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17 Third Envoy
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18 Virgin of Light (Spouse of Third Envoy)
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19 Column of Glory (Perfect Man)
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20 Jesus the Splenour
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21 Hour of Life
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22 Light-Mind
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The Call-God and Answer-God
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The Call-God and Answer-God
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Great Judge (Judge of Truth)
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Boy
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Apostles of Light
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Paraklete (Partner)
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Light-Form
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Three Angels
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Three Angels
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Three Angels
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1. Guhyasamaja-Akshobhyavajra.
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2. vairocana.
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3. amitabha.
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4. ratnasambhava.
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5. amoghasiddhi.
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6. locana.
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7. mamaki.
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8. pandara.
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9. tara.
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10. sparshavajra
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11. rupavajra.
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12. sabdavajra.
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13. gandhavajra.
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14. rasavajra.
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15. maitreya.
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16. ksitigarbha.
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17. vajrapani.
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18. khagarbha.
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19. lokeshvara.
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20. sarvanivaranavishkambhin.
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21. manjushri.
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22. samantabhadra.
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23 yamantaka.
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24. prajnantaka.
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25.padmantaka.
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26. vighnantaka.
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27. acla.
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28. takiraja.
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29. niladanda.
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30. mahabala.
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31. ushnishacakravartin.
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32. sumbharaja
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