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Unique Terms: Manichaeanism is ripe with unique concepts, words, and names of Deity:

• Adamant of Light - One of the sons of the Living Spirit.
• Apostle of Light - Heralds of that Good Realm.
• Auditors - Heareres. Manichaean non Monastics. Called "Listeners" in the modern Manichaean movement.
• Az - Demoness of Greed equating with the Mandaean Ruha.
• Beloved of Lights - Emanater of the Great Builder (Yoshamin the Peacock in Mandaeism, see Mandaic "Book of John" chapters 3-7).
• Bema Festival - Easter remembrance of Mani's death.
• Buddha - An Apostle of Light sent to the east.
• Call & Answer - Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattvas of the Buddhists.
• Column of Glory - Vairocana of the Buddhists. Manifest as Milky Way. Path Upward. A God. One of the sons of the Living Spirit.
• Creation of Man - Humankind created by Az.
• Cross of Light - Buddha-Christ nature locked up in matter, manifesting in food and the ecosystem.
• Elect - Manichaean Monks and Nuns. (Ngakpas and Ngakmas in Nyingma tantric Buddhism)
• First Man - Primal Man. Hibil-Ziwa (Yeshua/Jesus) of the earlier Nazoreans. Ohrmizd of the Zarathustrians.
• Five Light Elements - living: air, wind, light, water, fire.
• Five Dark Elements - deadly: smoke, fire, wind, water, darkness.
• Five Sons of First Man - 5 shining gods, 5 elements, 5 Buddhas of Buddhism.
• Five Sons of Living Spirit - Adamant of Light, Keeper of Splendor, King of Glory, King of Honor, Porter.
• Five Intellectuals - Consideration, Counsel, Insight, Thought, Mind.
• Friend of Lights - Beloved of Lights - first emanation of the Father of Lights to redeem the First Man.
• Great Builder - First Architect, emanator of the Living Spirit.
• Great Nous - Light Mind.
• Great Spirit - Mother of Life.
• Heralds of that Good Realm - Various Prophets and Apostles of Light. (Shliha in Aramaic)
• Holy Spirit - Light Mind, Mother of Life, Paraclete.
• Jesus Patibilis - Light of Christ locked in nature and food. Buddha nature, Mother Nature.
• Jesus the Splendor - Yeshua-Ziwa the beloved Christ, father of all Apostles, redeemer, savior.
• Jesus Youth - image of the Living Word.
• Judge of Truth - Great Judge, Judge in the Atmosphere.
• Keeper of Splendor - One of the sons of the Living Spirit. Over 10th Heaven.
• King of Darkness - dark spirit
• King of Glory - One of the sons of the Living Spirit. Over the earth.
• King of Honor - One of the sons of the Living Spirit. Over 7th Heaven.
• King of Light - Father, Father of Greatness, God of Truth, King of Aeons, Root of All Light.
• Five Tastes -salty, sour, sharp, sweet, bitter.
• Last Statue - Last God, last collection of light at the dissolution of the Mixture.
• Light Mind - Mind of Truth, Holy Spirit, Awakener, Gatherer, Father of all Apostles.
• Living Soul -  Buddha nature in all creation.
• Living Spirit - Demiurge, Father of Life & Living, Great Craftsman.
• Maiden of Light - Virgin of Light. (Miryai of Magdala, spouse of Yawar-Ziwa)
• Maitreya - Buddhist avatar manifesting as Mani.
• Mani - Enlightener, Paraclete.
• Mar Mani - Lord Mani.`
• Mixture - Light and darkness intermingled in this universe.
• Moon - Light Ship, Ship of First Man, Ship of Living Waters.
• Mother of Life - First Mother, First Holy Spirit, Great Spirit.
• New Aeon - New earth, New Dispensation. Aeon of glory and  joy. Paradise ruled over by the First Man.
• New Man - born again Manichaean
• Old Man - carnal worldly person.
• Paraclete - Spirit of Truth, Holy Spirit, Living Paraclete.
• Perfect Man - Pillar of Glory.
• Pillar of Glory - Perfect Man, Great Porter, First of Porters.
• Porter - Holds up the earth.
• Sea Giant - Ur/Leviathan of the early Nazoreans.
• Silk Road - Trade Route to China on which Manichaeism spread.
• Summons & Obedience - The Call of Life and the Answer, Counsel of Life.
• Sun - Ships of Light, Ship of Living Fire.
• Third Ambassador - Exalted One, Father of Aeons, King, King in this World, King of Zone, Purifier. Yawar-Ziwa of the early Nazoreans. Animus of Nature.
• Three Times - Past when light and darkness were separate, present mixture, future re-separation.
• Twelve Virgins - Helpers of the Maiden of Light.
• Virgin of Light - Maiden of Light, Hour of Life, female counterpart to Third Ambassador. Anima of Nature. (Miryai)
• Yimki Fast - Seven two day fast periods of the year. Minor fasts.
• Zarathustra - Zoroaster, Zardoz, Babylonian prophet of fire.

Zurvan - Zarathustrian name of the Highest Deity, used by Mandaeans and Manichaeans.