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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
World of Light canonical 5

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Statements (44)

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 ⓘ