摩尼教是公元3世纪中叶波斯人摩尼所创立的宗教。在琐罗亚斯德教二元论的基础上,吸收了基督教、佛教、诺斯替教等思想材料而形成自己的独特信仰。在中世纪1000多年中,摩尼教曾流行于伊朗、叙利亚、埃及、巴勒斯坦、北非、欧洲、小亚细亚、中亚细亚、中国等地。6世纪至7世纪初, Manichaeism is a religion founded by the Persian Moni in the mid-3rd century AD. Based on the Zoroastrian dualism, it absorbs the ideological materials of Christianity, Buddhism and Gnosticism to form its own unique belief. More than 1,000 years in the Middle Ages, Manichaeism has prevailed in Iran, Syria, Egypt, Palestine, North Africa, Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, China and other places. From the 6th century to the beginning of the 7th century,