Part 3: It was founded by the prophet Mani and had followers from Europe and the Middle East all along the Silk Road, to India and even eastern China. Dharam Das named his son Chura-mani. Eventually Churamani becomes Dharam Das's successor, the second guru of lineage. For sure, the Anurag Sagar is the most Gnostic scripture India has to offer, and more Gnostic in tone than any other text of the Sants (Sant tradition, the Northern and Southern or Maharashtrian Sants).

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