Mandaean temple in Prestons, New South Wales, Australia
The mandi's congregation hall
Yahya Yuhana Mandi (officially registered as Mandi Yehya Youhanna [ 1] ) is a Mandaean temple (mandi ) in Prestons, New South Wales , Australia.[ 2] It is named after John the Baptist , who is known as Yahya Yuhana in Mandaic .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Unlike Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi , which does not have an indoor baptismal pool, Yahya Yuhana Mandi has an indoor baptismal pool utilizing pumped flowing water that is used for masbuta and ablutions (tamasha and rishama ). It is similar to a modern Jewish mikveh . The mandi also contains artwork by Yuhana Nashmi .
Clergy
Khaldoon Majid Abdullah is currently the ganzibra (senior priest) of Yahya Yuhana Mandi.[ 6] [ 7] Sahi Bashikh is a tarmida at the mandi.[ 8]
See also
References
^ "Mandi Yehya Youhanna" . Australia Check . 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2023-09-27 .
^ Robins, Ian (July 2016). "Album: The Yahya Yuhana Mandi, Sydney". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests . Retrieved 23 February 2022 .
^ Mayer, Gabriele (2021). Im Namen des Großen Lebens: Johannes der Täufer im Johannesbuch der Mandäer (in German). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-11599-5 . OCLC 1263355310 .
^ Haberl, Charles and McGrath, James (2020). The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary . Berlin: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-048651-3 . OCLC 1129155601 . {{cite book }}
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^ Gelbert, Carlos (2017). The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist . Fairfield, NSW, Australia: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034678 . OCLC 1000148487 .
^ "Tarmida Khaldoon Majid Abdullah: July 2016, Chapter 2" . The Worlds of Mandaean Priests . 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2023-09-27 .
^ "Tarmida Khaldoon Majid Abdulla: Chapter 2 V1" . The Worlds of Mandaean Priests . 7 October 2018. Retrieved 2023-09-27 – via YouTube.
^ "طراسة الأخ الشوليا ساهي باشخ الزهيري (٢)" . Mandaean Faith . 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-07-11 .
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