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.

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World of Light canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mandaean religious concept
divine realm
accessedThrough Mandaean rituals
gnosis
associatedWith light
purity
salvation
truth
contrastedWith World of Darkness
cosmologicalRole highest realm in Mandaean cosmology
describedIn Ginza Rabba
Mandaean scriptures
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
ʿalma d-nhura
linked to: alma d-nhura
languageOfDescription Mandaic
opposedTo World of Darkness
evil
ignorance
partOf Mandaean dualistic cosmology
regardedAs ultimate source of goodness
ultimate source of spiritual salvation
ultimate source of truth
religion Mandaeism
represents goodness
knowledge
life
ruledBy Hayyi Rabbi
The Great Life
soteriologicalRole destination of redeemed souls
spiritualGoalOf Mandaeans
linked to: Mandaeism
symbolizedBy light imagery in Mandaean texts
teleologicalSignificance final home of the soul

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mandaeism cosmologyFeature World of Light
Kingdom of Light linguisticVariant World of Light
Great Treasure associatedConcept World of Light
Hayyi Rabbi domain World of Light
masiqta associatedWith World of Light