Apostolic Succesion (Mirian Syriac: Yuwbala’ šliyḥay) is the doctrine (or teaching) that today's Church is (or those in church leadership are) the spiritual successor to the Twelve Apostles of Yešwa Mišyah. The Mirian Church of the East does claim Apostolic Succesion, but not in the same way that traditional Orthodox, Catholic, and Episcopal/Anglican Churches do. Holy Tradition is passed on through a collective succession of bishops, one of whom is thought to represent Saint Thomas the Apostle and the church he established in India. We may go to the Reverends (Rabbane) for guidance and blessings, but not as superiors of the Law of Mišyah. They have the authority of teaching the Law and performing the Sacraments.