Note 1158 — Chapter XIII · MANES AND THE MANICHAEANS

This was the name given to the incarnate, as distinguished from the spiritual, messengers of the God of Light to man. Thus Zoroaster is always spoken of in Manichaean literature as a Burkhan, and doubtless the historical Buddha and Jesus were included in the same category. Cf. Chavannes et Pelliot, op. cit. 1ère ptie, p. 572, n. 2.