Dmuta
In Mandaeism, a dmuta or dmut is a spiritual counterpart or "mirror image" in the World of Light. People, spirits, and places are often considered to have both earthly and heavenly counterparts that can dynamically interact with each other. A few examples include:
- The heavenly Adam Kasia corresponding to the earthly Adam Pagria
- The heavenly Piriawis corresponding to earthly yardnia
- Abatur Rama corresponding to Abatur Muzania
Merging of the soul
A successful masiqta merges the incarnate soul and spirit from the Earth into a new merged entity in the World of Light called the ʿuṣṭuna. The ʿuṣṭuna can then reunite with its heavenly, non-incarnate counterpart, the dmuta, in the World of Light, where it will reside in the world of ideal counterparts called the Mšunia Kušṭa.In the ''Qulasta''
In Qulasta prayer 43, manda is mentioned as having proceeded from Dmut Hiia. Prayers 170 and 411 in the Qulasta mention Dmut Hiia as the mother of Yushamin.Parallels
Similarly, the Qur'an mentions that God created everything in "pairs." Related concepts in other religions include yin and yang in Taoism, and the Yazidi belief of there being both a heavenly and earthly Lalish.Philosophical parallels include Plato's theory of forms.