Note 1177 — Chapter XIII · MANES AND THE MANICHAEANS (continued 2)

The word vusanti does not seem to be explained by Prof. von Le Coq. Has it any connection with the Sanskrit vasanta “spring”? In that case, the 50 days fast may have been continuous like the Christian Lent and the Mahommedan Ramadan. But it seems more likely that it refers to the weekly fast on Sunday which, the Fihrist notwithstanding, seems to have been incumbent on all the Manichaeans, Elect and Hearers alike. So Chavannes et Pelliot, op. cit. 2me ptie, p. 111, n. 2. See n. 4, p. 349 infra.