[1] Symbolically, ganzibras are considered to be uthras on earth (Tibil).
[2] Ganzibra priests are also prohibited from consuming stimulants such as wine, tobacco, and coffee.
[3] The ganzibras go through an elaborate set of initiation rituals that are separate from those performed for the tarmidas.
[2] According Drower (1937), a ganzibra can only be initiated immediately before the death of a pious member of the Mandaean community.
'message'; also refers to Qulasta prayers 73–74) is a ceremony used to inform the World of Light about the ordination of a ganzibra.