World of Light
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World of Light is the transcendent, luminous divine realm in Mandaean religion, regarded as the ultimate source of goodness, truth, and spiritual salvation.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mandaean religious concept
ⓘ
divine realm ⓘ |
| accessedThrough |
Mandaean rituals
ⓘ
gnosis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
light
ⓘ
purity ⓘ salvation ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | World of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | highest realm in Mandaean cosmology ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Ginza Rabba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandaean scriptures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
earthly realm
ⓘ
material world ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
eternal
ⓘ
incorruptible ⓘ uncreated ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
divine
ⓘ
luminous ⓘ transcendent ⓘ |
| influences |
Mandaean ethics
ⓘ
Mandaean ritual practice ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
divine beings
ⓘ
uthras ⓘ |
| knownAs |
alma d-nhura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ʿalma d-nhura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDescription | Mandaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
World of Darkness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
evil ⓘ ignorance ⓘ |
| partOf | Mandaean dualistic cosmology ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
ultimate source of goodness
ⓘ
ultimate source of spiritual salvation ⓘ ultimate source of truth ⓘ |
| religion | Mandaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
goodness
ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ life ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Hayyi Rabbi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Great Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soteriologicalRole | destination of redeemed souls ⓘ |
| spiritualGoalOf | Mandaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy | light imagery in Mandaean texts ⓘ |
| teleologicalSignificance | final home of the soul ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.