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  2. Jesus in Manichaeism - Wikipedia

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    In the Kephalaia, Jesus is an emanation of the Father of Greatness and apparently identical with the Third Envoy and the living word, brought forth to restore the damage done by the rebellion of the Archons. [16] When Jesus the Splendour descends to the earth, he later takes on the shape of flesh to manifest himself in the material world. [17]

  3. Religion in China - Wikipedia

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    Three laughs at Tiger Brook, a Song dynasty (12th century) painting portraying three men representing Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism laughing together Altar to the five officials worshipped inside the Temple of the Five Lords in Haikou, Hainan The Spring Temple Buddha is a 153 metres (502 ft) statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in Lushan County, Henan Shrine dedicated to the worship ...

  4. Chinese folk religion in Southeast Asia - Wikipedia

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    City God Temple of Suphan Buri, Thailand. Kheng Hock Keong, of the Chinese community in Yangon, Burma, is a temple enshrining Mazu.. Chinese folk religion plays a dynamic role in the lives of the overseas Chinese who have settled in the countries of this geographic region, particularly Burmese Chinese, Singaporean Chinese, Malaysian Chinese, Thai Chinese, Indonesian Chinese and Hoa.

  5. Religion in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Islam is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Qur'an, a book considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God (Allāh) and by the teachings and normative example (called the Sunnah and composed of hadith) of Muhammad, considered by them to be the last prophet of God. Islam is the second largest religion in Asia ...

  6. Sub tuum praesidium - Wikipedia

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    Sub Tuum Præsidium (Ancient Greek: Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν; English: Under your Protection) is an ancient Christian hymn and prayer dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The hymn enumerates the three Marian truths: her special election by God the Father , the doctrine of perpetual virginity by the Holy Ghost , and ...

  7. Christianity in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Today, Christianity is the predominant faith in six Asian countries, the Philippines, East Timor, Cyprus, Russia, Armenia and Georgia. In both conservative (the UAE) and moderately liberal (Malaysia and Indonesia) Muslim states, [citation needed] Christians continue to enjoy freedom of worship, despite limits on their ability to spread their faith.

  8. Religious perspectives on Jesus - Wikipedia

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    He has a son named Hesuklistos (Jesus Christ) who is supposed to be the god of the foreigners. They recognize that Hesuklistos is a god but do not feel he is worthy of worship as he is a minor god. [60] Unlike other religions, Hinduism has no established set of beliefs and thus no universal or common view of Jesus.

  9. Chinese gods and immortals - Wikipedia

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    Sìmiànshén (四面神, "Four-Faced God"), but also a metaphor for "Ubiquitous God": The recent cult has its origin in the Thai transmission of the Hindu god Brahma, but it is also an epithet of the indigenous Chinese god Huangdi who, as the deity of the centre of the cosmos, is described in the Shizi as "Yellow Emperor with Four Faces ...