Original: Fundamental tenets According to E.S. Drower, the Mandaean Gnosis is characterized by nine features, which appear in various forms in other gnostic sects: A supreme formless Entity, the expression of which in time and space is creation of spiritual, etheric, and material worlds and beings.
Simplified: Basic beliefs According to E.S. Drower, the Mandaean Gnosis is characterized by nine features, which also appear in various forms in other gnostic sects: There is a supreme entity without form.