Manichaean cosmology
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Manichaean cosmology is the dualistic religious worldview of Manichaeism, depicting an eternal struggle between the spiritual realm of light and the material realm of darkness.
All labels observed (1)
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| Manichaean cosmology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17290318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manichaean cosmology Context triple: [Kingdom of Light, describedIn, Manichaean cosmology]
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Manichaeism
Manichaeism was a major dualistic, syncretic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE that spread from the Roman Empire to China, blending elements of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.
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Manichaean canon
The Manichaean canon is the collection of sacred scriptures and doctrinal writings that formed the authoritative religious texts of the Manichaean faith founded by the prophet Mani.
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Manichaean Elect
The Manichaean Elect were an ascetic elite within Manichaeism who strictly observed rigorous spiritual disciplines and were believed to play a key role in liberating divine light from the material world.
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Manichaean Hearers
Manichaean Hearers were lay followers of the Manichaean religion who supported the ascetic Elect through material aid and observance of a less rigorous religious discipline.
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The Cosmic Doctrine
The Cosmic Doctrine is an influential esoteric text by Dion Fortune that outlines a complex metaphysical and occult cosmology used in Western mystery traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manichaean cosmology Target entity description: Manichaean cosmology is the dualistic religious worldview of Manichaeism, depicting an eternal struggle between the spiritual realm of light and the material realm of darkness.
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A.
Manichaeism
Manichaeism was a major dualistic, syncretic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE that spread from the Roman Empire to China, blending elements of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.
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B.
Manichaean canon
The Manichaean canon is the collection of sacred scriptures and doctrinal writings that formed the authoritative religious texts of the Manichaean faith founded by the prophet Mani.
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C.
Manichaean Elect
The Manichaean Elect were an ascetic elite within Manichaeism who strictly observed rigorous spiritual disciplines and were believed to play a key role in liberating divine light from the material world.
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D.
Manichaean Hearers
Manichaean Hearers were lay followers of the Manichaean religion who supported the ascetic Elect through material aid and observance of a less rigorous religious discipline.
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E.
The Cosmic Doctrine
The Cosmic Doctrine is an influential esoteric text by Dion Fortune that outlines a complex metaphysical and occult cosmology used in Western mystery traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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