FTP, name this Gnostic religion developed Sassanid Persia in the 3rd century A.D., which was based on the writings of the prophet Mani.
In this religion's cosmogony, the Primordial Man is raised to the Paradise of lights and Adam and Eve are engendered by two captive particles of light. The two major sects of this religion were the Elect, successors of the founder, and the Hearers. Its followers believe prophets like Buddha and Jesus were sent to the earth by the Father of Lights. Many works in the Persian and Uyghur empires were written in this faith's namesake script. In his Confessions, St. Augustine recounts nine years when he was adhered to this dualistic faith. FTP, name this Gnostic religion developed Sassanid Persia in the 3rd century A.D., which was based on the writings of the prophet Mani.
In this religion's cosmogony, the Primordial Man is raised to the Paradise of lights and Adam and Eve are engendered by two captive particles of light.
{Manichaeism}