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| | Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick | Manes |
 | | Manes, born in western Persia (approximately 210-275 A.D.), was a religious preacher and the founder of Manichaeism, an ancient gnostic religion that was once prolific but now considered nonexistent. |
 | | Manes, native to Mardin in Anatolia, first encountered religion in his early youth while living with a Jewish ascetic group known as the Elkasites. |
 | | After receiving a revelation in his mid-twenties, he would come to a belief that salvation is possible through education, self-denial, vegetarianism, fasting, and chastity. |
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