In Mandaean cosmology , Mshunia Kushta ( Classical Mandaic : ࡌࡔࡅࡍࡉࡀ ࡊࡅࡔࡈࡀ , romanized: Mšunia Kušṭa , lit. 'realm of truth ') is a part of the World of Light considered to be the dwelling place of heavenly or ideal counterparts ( dmuta ). It is similar to Plato 's concept of the hyperuranion (realm of Forms), which can be roughly described as a place in heaven where all ideas of real things are collected together.
4-436: Mshunia Kushta is considered to be the shkina (dwelling) of Anush Uthra . This Mandaeism-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This cosmology -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shkina In Mandaeism , a shkinta ( Classical Mandaic : ࡔࡊࡉࡍࡕࡀ , romanized: škinta , lit. ' shekinah ') or shkina ( škina )
8-526: Is a celestial dwelling inhabited by uthras in the World of Light that is analogous to the shekhinah in Jewish mysticism . In Tibil (the physical earth), it refers to a reed or mud hut that is used during Mandaean priest initiation ceremonies, since Mandaean priests represent uthras on earth. During the priest initiation ceremony, the shkinta is constructed to the north of the andiruna . It symbolizes
12-512: The World of Light and it covered by a white cloth roof. In contrast, the andiruna has a blue cloth roof to symbolize the color of Ruha . Together, the two adjacent huts symbolize complementary masculine and feminine elements. The škinta ( cognate with the Hebrew word shekhinah ; from the Semitic root š-k-n , associated with dwellings) symbolizes the "male" side, and is associated with
16-443: The World of Light , priests, the right side, gold, and the taga (crown). In contrast, the andiruna symbolizes the "female" side, and is associated with the earth ( Tibil ), laypeople, the left side, silver, and the klila (myrtle wreath). Similarly, in a traditional Persian house , the women's quarters are known as andirūn . In 2018, Mandaean-Australian priest and artist Yuhana Nashmi created Sh-ken-ta , an exhibition of
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