Three Seals
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Three Seals is a central Manichaean ethical doctrine prescribing three categories of prohibitions—typically concerning speech, actions, and thoughts—to guide adherents toward spiritual purity and salvation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Seals canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manichaean ethical doctrine
ⓘ
religious ethical code ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
salvation
ⓘ
spiritual purity ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Manichaean elect
ⓘ
Manichaean hearers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | religious prohibition system ⓘ |
| concerns |
actions
ⓘ
speech ⓘ thoughts ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | dualism of light and darkness ⓘ |
| ethicalFunction |
prescribe prohibitions
ⓘ
regulate behavior ⓘ |
| ethicalScope |
mental conduct
ⓘ
physical conduct ⓘ verbal conduct ⓘ |
| functionInCommunity |
mark identity of the elect
ⓘ
structure daily conduct ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Seal of the Hands
ⓘ
Seal of the Heart ⓘ Seal of the Mouth ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist monastic discipline
ⓘ
Zoroastrian ethical concepts ⓘ early Christian ascetic ethics ⓘ |
| languageVariants |
Coptic terminology
ⓘ
Middle Persian terminology ⓘ Syriac terminology ⓘ |
| moralEmphasis |
inner purity
ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ truthful speech ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Manichaean Ten Commandments
ⓘ
Manichaean asceticism ⓘ |
| religion | Manichaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousGoal | liberation of light from matter ⓘ |
| Seal of the Hands |
prohibits killing
ⓘ
prohibits theft ⓘ prohibits violence ⓘ |
| Seal of the Heart |
prohibits hatred
ⓘ
prohibits impure thoughts ⓘ prohibits lust ⓘ |
| Seal of the Mouth |
prohibits blasphemy
ⓘ
prohibits false speech ⓘ prohibits harmful words ⓘ |
| teleology | assist soul’s ascent ⓘ |
| textualAttestation |
Manichaean Coptic texts
ⓘ
Middle Persian Manichaean texts ⓘ |
| tradition |
Manichaeism
ⓘ
surface form:
Manichaean Church
|
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