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 (-5[1])(“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 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 (10[1])of a prayer in this official religion of the Uyghur Khaganate. (-5[1])This was the (-5[1])[emphasize] first (0[1])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 as a member of his court. For 10 points, Augustine of Hippo initially followed, but later argued against, what dualist Iranian religion? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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