Round 1: Tossup 10

Zsuzsanna Gulácsi (“ZHOO-zhan-nah goo-LAH-chee”) is a specialist in Asian art of this religion. The three manuscripts in the Mogao (“MO-gao”) Caves of this religion’s texts (-5[1])include the Xiabuzan (-5[1])(“SHYAH-boo-dzan”), or “hymnscroll.” A syncretic form of this religion that survived in rural Fujian (10[1])at sites like Cao’an (“tsow-ahn”) is sometimes called “mingjiao.” (10[1])F. W. K. Müller deciphered a Central Asian script that he named for this religion that was discovered in manuscripts from Turfan. The Xuastvanift (“khwah-tvah-neeft”) is an Old Uyghur manuscript of a prayer in this official religion of the Uyghur Khaganate. This was the [emphasize] first religion whose followers were called “zandik” (“ZAHN-deek”) by Zoroastrians to denote heresy. Despite remaining Zoroastrian, Shapur I tolerated this religion in the Sassanid Empire and kept its founder (-5[1])as a member of his court. For 10 points, Augustine of Hippo initially followed, but later argued against, (10[1])what dualist Iranian religion? ■END■ (10[2])

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