Dmuta

InMandaeism,admuta(Classical Mandaic:ࡃࡌࡅࡕࡀ,lit. 'image') ordmutis aspiritual counterpartor "mirror image"in theWorld of Light.^[1]^[2]People, spirits, and places are often considered to have both earthly and heavenly counterparts (dmuta) that can dynamically interact with each other.^[3]^: 37A few examples include:

The heavenlyAdam Kasiacorresponding to the earthlyAdam Pagria
The heavenlyPiriawis(or "Great Jordan" ) corresponding to earthlyyardnas(rivers)
AbaturRama ( "Lofty Abatur" ) corresponding toAbaturMuzania ( "Abatur of the Scales" )

A dmuta dwells in theMshunia Kushta,a section of theWorld of Light.^[3]

Merging of the soul[edit]

A successfulmasiqtamerges the incarnate soul (ࡍࡉࡔࡉࡌࡕࡀnišimta) and spirit (ࡓࡅࡄࡀruha) from the Earth (Tibil) into a new merged entity in the World of Light called theʿuṣṭuna.Theʿuṣṭunacan then reunite with its heavenly, non-incarnate counterpart (or spiritual image), thedmuta,in theWorld of Light,where it will reside in the world of ideal counterparts called theMšunia Kušṭa(similar to Plato's idea of thehyperuranion).^[3]

In theQolasta[edit]

InQolastaprayer 43,manda(gnosis) is mentioned as having proceeded from Dmut Hiia (thedmutaof Life). Prayers 170 (theTabahatan) and 411 in theQolastamention Dmut Hiia as the mother ofYushamin.^[4]

Parallels[edit]

Similarly, the Qur'an (36:36,51:49, etc.) mentions that God created everything in "pairs." Related concepts in other religions includeyin and yanginTaoism,and theYazidibelief of there being both a heavenly and earthlyLalish.

Philosophical parallels include Plato'stheory of forms.^[5]

References[edit]

^Drower, E.S. (1960).The Secret Adam - The Study of Nasoraean Gnosis(PDF).London: Oxford University Press.
^Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba(PhD). University College London.
^^a ^b ^cBuckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-515385-5.OCLC 65198443.
^Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.
^Nasoraia, Brikha H.S.(2021).The Mandaean gnostic religion: worship practice and deep thought.New Delhi: Sterling.ISBN 978-81-950824-1-4.OCLC 1272858968.

[Secret_Adam-1] Drower, E.S. (1960).The Secret Adam - The Study of Nasoraean Gnosis(PDF).London: Oxford University Press.

[Aldihisi_2008-2] Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba(PhD). University College London.

[Buckley_2002-3] Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-515385-5.OCLC 65198443.

[Drower_1959-4] Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.

[Nasoraia_2021-5] Nasoraia, Brikha H.S.(2021).The Mandaean gnostic religion: worship practice and deep thought.New Delhi: Sterling.ISBN 978-81-950824-1-4.OCLC 1272858968.

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Merging of the soul[edit]

In theQolasta[edit]

Parallels[edit]

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References[edit]