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Psalms and Prayers

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Psalms and Prayers is one of the Seven Scriptures of Mani.

This scripture is transliterated as "Afuyin Bu" in Chinese, which is derived from Medieval Persian "āfrīn" Or Parthian "āfriwan",[1] which means "praise".[2]

Contents

This scripture mainly contains poems written by Mani and his disciples. It is recorded in the Coptic "The Second Part of the Hymnal Collection" that Mani wrote two hymns, but these two poems are not found in the existing collection of Coptic poems. The Parthian document M40 R is said to be a fragment of "Vuzurgān Afrīwān" (Vuzurgān Afrīwān), praising the Father of Greatness, and is a translation of Mani's original Aramaic text. Parthian documents M538 and M75 are said to be fragments of the "Little Praise Sutra" (Qšūdagān Afrīwān), praising the Father, the Twelve Kings of Light, the world of light, the spirit of life, and the place of praise.

See also

References

  1. ^ G. Haloun & WB Henning, The Compendium of the Doctrines and Styles ot the Teaching of Mani, the Buddha of Light, p. 208.
  2. ^ Mary Boyce, A Word-List of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian, pp. 8-9.
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