Manichaeism is an ancient dualistic religion founded by Mani. Mani was a Persian prophet. He lived in the 3rd century CE. He taught a religion of light and darkness. He taught a religion of good and evil. He taught a religion of spirit and matter. He taught a religion of salvation. He taught a religion of knowledge. He taught a religion of asceticism. He taught a religion of mission. He taught a religion of the world. He taught a religion of Manichaeism.

Manichaeism is dualistic. It teaches two eternal principles. Light and darkness. Good and evil. Spirit and matter. God and Satan. The two are in conflict. The light is trapped in matter. The soul is trapped in the body. Salvation is the release of light from darkness. Salvation is the release of the soul from the body. Salvation is the release of the spirit from matter. Salvation is the knowledge of the truth. Salvation is the knowledge of the light. Salvation is the knowledge of the self. Salvation is the knowledge of God. Salvation is the knowledge of Mani. Salvation is the knowledge of Manichaeism.

Manichaean beliefs

• Dualism: two eternal principles, light and darkness.
• Gnosis: salvation through secret knowledge.
• Asceticism: renunciation of the material world.
• Elect: the spiritual elite, celibate and vegetarian.
• Hearers: the ordinary believers, supported the elect.
• Mission: spreading the faith through missionaries.
• Cosmology: a complex myth of the light's imprisonment.

Manichaeism was a major religion. It spread from Persia to China. It spread from Rome to India. It spread from Africa to the steppes. It was a universal religion. It was a missionary religion. It was a competitor to Christianity. It was a competitor to Buddhism. It was a competitor to Zoroastrianism. It was a competitor to Islam. It influenced Augustine. He was a Manichaean before he became a Christian. He wrote against it. He refuted it. He rejected it. He became a bishop. He became a saint. He became a doctor. He became a father. He became a Christian. He became Augustine. Manichaeism faded. It was persecuted. It was suppressed. It was destroyed. It was forgotten. It was rediscovered. It was studied. It was understood. It was Manichaeism. It is a religion of light and darkness. It is a religion of good and evil. It is a religion of spirit and matter. It is a religion of salvation. It is a religion of knowledge. It is a religion of asceticism. It is a religion of mission. It is a religion of the world. It is Manichaeism.