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 include the Xiabuzan (“SHYAH-boo-dzan”), or “hymnscroll.” A syncretic form of this religion that survived in rural Fujian at sites like Cao’an (“tsow-ahn”) is sometimes called “mingjiao.” F. W. K. Müller (-5[1])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. (-5[1])This was the [emphasize] first (-5[1])religion whose followers were (-5[1])called “zandik” (-5[2])(“ZAHN-deek”) by Zoroastrians (-5[1])to denote heresy. Despite (10[1])remaining Zoroastrian, Shapur I tolerated this religion in the Sassanid Empire and kept its founder as a member of his court. For 10 points, Augustine (0[1])of Hippo initially followed, but later argued against, what dualist Iranian religion? ■END■ (10[3]0[4])

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