Who is the founder of Zoroastrianism?

The founder of Zoroastrianism is Mani (mā n Ι).

Zoroastrianism, officially known as Manichaeism, originated from the Sassanian dynasty in ancient Persia and was founded by Mānī, a Persian in the middle of the 3rd century A.D. Influenced by Christianity and the Mazda teachings of Iranian Zoroastrianism, is a dualist religion with Gnostic color.

Manichaeism was introduced into Xinjiang in the 6th and 7th centuries, and then it was introduced into the Uighur of Mobei from Xinjiang, where it prevailed. In the third year of Tang Daizong's Dali period (768), Mani Temple was established in Jianghuai and other places at the request of Uighur.

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Development course

In China, the development of Zoroastrianism is mixed with Taoism, Buddhism and Bailian religion. Peasant uprisings in the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty were often organized as tools. Often, Zhang Jiao is regarded as the ancestor, and Mani (or translated as "Muny") is regarded as god of light, and the sun and the moon are worshipped.

Manichaeism was founded in the 3rd century A.D., approximately equivalent to the Wei and Jin Dynasties in China. Manichaeism was introduced into China in the Tang Dynasty, and gradually developed. In China, Manichaeism is called Zoroastrianism, Mormonism and Zoroastrianism.

during the period of Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian, Manichaeism gradually spread in Anxi Duhufu. In 694, the first year of the extension of Wu Hou, the Persian Mihr-Ohrmazd introduced Manichaeism to China. Dayun Guangming Temple was built in Chang 'an in the third year of the Tang Dynasty (768).

Manichaeism is also called Zoroastrianism in China because believers call their gods "Ming Zun". But Manichaeism didn't go well when it first came to China. They tried to preach in the name of Buddhism.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, King Tuhuoluo presented a memorial to China and was received by the Tang Dynasty. However, before the Anshi Rebellion, the religion did not set up a temple in China, but the history books contained a ban on it.

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