In Mandaeism , the pihta ( Classical Mandaic : ࡐࡉࡄࡕࡀ , lit. 'opened; something broken apart or into pieces') is a type of sacramental bread used with rituals performed by Mandaean priests . It is a small, round, biscuit-sized flatbread that can either be salted or saltless, depending on whether the ritual use of the pihta is for living or dead people.
5-456: The pihta is not to be confused with the faṭira , a small, round, saltless, half-baked biscuit also used in Mandaean rituals. The pihta, as used in rituals for living people such as the masbuta , is a small, round, salted, biscuit-sized flatbread made by mixing flour and salt with water, followed by baking. It can only be made by Mandaean priests, and the flour is also ground by priests. Unlike
10-416: Is saltless, is distinct from another type of sacramental bread known as the pihta , which contains salt to symbolize the souls of living people when used for living celebrants, but is saltless like the faṭira when used during masiqta (death mass) rituals. The ṣa ( Classical Mandaic : ࡑࡀ ), a rolled-up piece of sacramental flatbread that contains nuts and raisins, is also used in ritual meals for
15-537: The Qulasta , including prayers 36 - 45 and 59 , are recited during the sacrament of the pihta. Fa%E1%B9%ADira In Mandaeism , faṭira ( Classical Mandaic : ࡐࡀࡈࡉࡓࡀ ; plural form: faṭiri ) is a small, round, saltless, half-baked biscuit. Faṭiras are used in rituals such as the Ṭabahata Masiqta , or the " masiqta of the Parents," during which they are served in ritual clay trays called ṭariana . The faṭira, which
20-462: The faṭira , which is saltless sacramental bread used for the masiqta , the pihta (as used in masbuta rituals) is salted (with salt mixed into the dough before baking), since salt ( mihla ) represents symbolizes the soul according to the Alma Rišaia Rba . However, pihta is also used during masiqta rituals. In this case, the pihta is not salted, since the lack of salt symbolizes the departure of
25-488: The soul from the body. ( See also : blessed salt ) Every Sunday, Mandaeans participate in a baptismal mass ( maṣbuta ) involving immersion in flowing water ( yardna ) by ordained priests. The baptized then consume pieces of salted pihta blessed by a priest in order to restore their connections ( laufa ) with the World of Light (see Mandaean cosmology ). Saltless pihta is also used in masiqta rituals. Various prayers in
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