61. TEMPLE OF ZOROASTER Iranian religious reformer and founder of zoroastrianism, or Parsiism, as it is known in India. Site offers information about His life, teachings, books, images and links. http://sangha.net/messengers/zoroaster.htm

TEMPLE OF ZOROASTER About Zoroaster Zoroaster's Teaching Zoroastrian Texts Books ... Images of Zoroaster Old Iranian ZARATHUSHTRA, or ZARATHUSTRA (b. c. 628 BC, probably Rhages, Irand. c. 551, site unknown), Iranian religious reformer and founder of Zoroastrianism, or Parsiism, as it is known in India. (See Zoroastrianism; Parsi.) Life. A major personality in the history of the religions of the world, Zoroaster has been the object of much attention for two reasons. On the one hand, he became a legendary figure believed to be connected with occult knowledge and magical practices in the Near Eastern and Mediterranean world in the Hellenistic Age (c. 300 BC-c. AD 300). On the other hand, his monotheistic concept of God has attracted the attention of modern historians of religion, who have speculated on the connections between his teaching and Judaism and Christianity. Though extreme claims of pan-Iranianism (i.e., that Zoroastrian or Iranian ideas influenced Greek, Roman, and Jewish thought) may be disregarded, the pervasive influence of Zoroaster's religious thought must nevertheless be recognized. The student of Zoroastrianism is confronted by several problems concerning the religion's founder. One question is what part of Zoroastrianism derives from Zoroaster's tribal religion and what part was new as a result of his visions and creative religious genius. Another question is the extent to which the later Zoroastrian religion (Mazdaism) of the Sasanian period (AD 224-651) genuinely reflected the teachings of Zoroaster. A third question is the extent to which the sourcesthe Avesta (the Zoroastrian scriptures) with the Gathas (older hymns), the Middle Persian Pahlavi Books, and reports of various Greek authorsoffer an authentic guide to Zoroaster's ideas.

62. Parsis, Zoroastrianism, Zoroaster, Zend Avesta zoroastrianism was founded in the 6th century before Christ by the Persian zoroastrianism was thus the first to teach clearly the doctrines of an http://religion-cults.com/Eastern/Zoroastrianism/parsis.html

Parsis Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism was founded in the 6th century before Christ by the Persian prophet Zoroaster ; at the time of Buddha. It was the official religion of the Persian Empire until it was conquered by Alexander the Great in 330 after Christ... if the battles at Marathon and Salamis would have been won by the Persians, today we would have probably in the Western civilization Zoroastrianism, instead of Christianity... finally the Muslims defeated them in the 7th century AC. The Zoroastrians were scattered, and today there are left 115,000 around Bombay, in India, and 7,000 in the United States. Zoroastrianism was thus the first to teach clearly the doctrines of an individual judgment, Heaven and Hell, the future resurrection of the body, the general Last Judgment, and life everlasting for the reunited soul and body. These doctrines were to become familiar articles of faith to much of mankind, through borrowings by Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The PARSIS: In India the Zoroastrians are called the Parsis (Persians) , they acquired vast fortunes, in the cotton and steel industries, they have the highest literacy rate in India, and their cultural and economic importance is far out of proportion to their small numbers.

63. Zoroastrianism Swami Sivananda on zoroastrianism. Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism are world religions but zoroastrianism is just a national religion now though it was http://www.dlshq.org/religions/zoroastrianism.htm

THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY HOME TEACHINGS MESSAGES ... View Archives Zoroastrianism By Sri Swami Sivananda Introduction Zoroastrian Scriptures Fire, The Symbol Of God ... Click here for a biography of Zoroaster. Introduction Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism are world religions but Zoroastrianism is just a national religion now though it was a world religion in days of yore. It is the religion of the Parsees. The correct name for the religion established by Zoroaster is Mazdayasnism which means the worship of Mazda or the Lord. Mazdayasnism was first revealed by Homa to King Jamshid. Afterwards it was revealed to King Fiedoon. Then it was revealed to Thirta. Lastly it was revealed to Zoroaster. After the death of Zoroaster his son in-law Jamaspa became his successor. Jamaspa wrote down the teachings of Zoroaster which are known as Zend Avesta, the scriptures of the Zoroastrians. Frashaoshtra, father-in-law of Zoroaster, was the first apostle of this faith. He expounded the tenets of this religion. Zoroastrianism became the state religion of Persia. After the time of Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism underwent many changes at the hands of the priests who were called Magi. The priests re-introduced ritualism and the worship of the old nature-deities in a new garb by making them archangels of Ahura Mazda.

64. Zoroastrianism - Zoroastra (zoroaster, Zarathrustra, Zarathrushta), Canon, Theme comparativereligion.com - an ever expanding resource for world religious thought and literature, covering major world religions, alternative spirituality, http://www.comparative-religion.com/zoroastrianism/

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65. Zoroastrianism the most ancient scriptures of zoroastrianism, as well as many Pahlavi scriptures. World of Traditional zoroastrianism Zadspram. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Zoro.html

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66. Zoroastrianism zoroastrianism, a unique religion which stresses the eternal battle of good The founder of zoroastrianism was the man Zoroaster (a Greek corruption of http://www.greatcom.org/resources/handbook_of_todays_religions/03chap07/default.

Handbook of Today's Religions Zoroastrianism Home What is a Cult? The Characteristics of Cults The Beliefs of Orthodox Christianity ... Print this page Zoroastrianism, a unique religion which stresses the eternal battle of good versus evil, has had a larger impact than its small number of followers (100,000) would suggest. It is the religion of one man who lived some 600 years before the birth of Christ. His name was Zoroaster. The religiously fertile area of Babylonia (modern Iraq and Iran) was his home. History Zoroaster The founder of Zoroastrianism was the man Zoroaster (a Greek corruption of the old Iranian word Zarathushtra). His time and place of birth are unknown, but it is generally believed that he was born around 650 B.C. in Persia (present-day Iran). However, as Richard Cavendish observed, there is much doubt as to when and where Zoroaster was born: The early history of Zoroastrianism is much in dispute. The religion was founded by Zoroaster (the Greek form of his name, which is Zarathushtra in Persian), but it is not certain when he lived, where he lived or how much of later Zoroastrianism came from him. Tradition puts him in western Iran in the sixth century B.C., a little earlier than the Buddha in India, but it is now thought that he lived in northeastern Iran, in the area on the borders of modern Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. An alternative theory dates him much earlier, somewhere in the period from 1700 to 1500 B.C., and places him in the plains of Central Asia, perhaps before the first groups of Aryans moved south from the plains into Iran and India (Richard Cavendish, The Great Religions, New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1980, p. 125).

67. Zoroastrianism, Zoroaster, Zarathusthra, Zarathustra Adopted as the faith of the Persian kings, zoroastrianism became the official zoroastrianism is a religion that developed in Iran from about the sixth http://mb-soft.com/believe/txo/zoroastr.htm

Zoroastrianism, Zoroaster, Zarathusthra, Zarathustra General Information During the 7th and 6th centuries BC the ancient polytheistic religion of the Iranians was reformed and given new dimensions by the prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathusthra). Zoroaster's life dates have been traditionally given as (c. 628 - 551 BC), but many scholars argue for earlier dates. Linguistic evidence suggests that he was born in northeastern Iran, but the prophet's message was to spread throughout the Persian Empire. Adopted as the faith of the Persian kings, Zoroastrianism became the official religion of the Achaemenid empire and flourished under its successors, the Parthian and Sassanian empires. Its theology and cosmology may have influenced the development of Greek, later Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thought. The Muslim conquest of the 7th century AD marked the beginning of a steady decline of Zoroastrianism. Persecution resulted in the migration (about the 10th century) of the majority of Zoroastrians to India, where the Parsis of Bombay are their modern descendants. The religion of ancient Iran was derived from that of the ancient Indo Europeans, or Aryans. The language of the earliest Zoroastrian writings is close to that of the Indian Vedas, and much of the mythology is recognizably the same. Two groups of gods were worshiped, the ahuras and the daevas. The worship of the ahuras (lords) may have reflected the practice of the pastoral upper classes, and tradition holds that Zoroaster was born into a family that worshiped only the ahuras.

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Zoroastrianism, Zoroaster, Zarathusthra, Zarathustra 第7 そして第6 世紀の間に紀堃前にイラ ン人の古代polytheistic 宗教は予言耠Zoroaster 改良された(ま たはZarathusthra) によってそしてある特定の新しい次堃。 Zoroaster の生命日付は伝統的にように(c. 628 - 551 紀堃前に ) 与えられたが, 多くの学耠はより早い日付のために論争する。 彼が北東イランで耐えられたが, 予言耠のメッセージはペルシャ 帝国中広がるべきだったことを言語証拠は提案する。ペルシャ王 の信頼として採用されて, Zoroastrianism はAchaemenid 帝国の 堬式の宗教になり, 後継耠, Parthian とSassanian 帝国の下で活 気づいた。 その神学及びcosmology はギリシャ, より遠いユダヤ人, キリスト教の, とイスラム教の思考の開発に影響を 及ぼすかもしれない。 第7 世紀の広告のイスラム教の征 服はZoroastrianism の安定した低下の初めを示した。 Persecution Zoroastrians の大半の移動でインドへ(第10 世紀に ついて) 起因した, ボンベイのParsis が現代子孫である。 古代イランの宗教は古代Indo ヨー ロッパ人のそれ, またはAryans から得られた。Zoroastrian の最 も早い執筆の言語はインドのVedas のそれに近く, 神話の多くは 同じ認識出来るほどにである。神の2 グループは, ahuras 及び daevas 崇拝された。Zoroaster が家族に耐えられたことを ahuras (主) の崇拝は保持する牧歌的な上流階級及び伝統の練習 を反映するかもしれないahuras しか崇拝しなかった。

69. Zoroaster ~ Zarathustra The student of zoroastrianism is confronted by several problems concerning One question is what part of zoroastrianism derives from Zoroaster s tribal http://www.crystalinks.com/z.html

Zarathustra ~ Zoroaster Zarathustra, The Persian Prophet There are many viewpoints on the timeline for Zarathustra's date of birth - vary by almost 1,000 years. At best this is all speculative. The truth will remain an enigma, but his teachings and his belief in monotheism have perpetuated throughout history. Who was this great teacher and prophet? Many scholars believe he was a priest and a prophet. He was linked to the Magi. His spiritual influences have always affected human thought and reasoning - his goals, to show human their connection a creation and their link to onesource. Zoroaster's name The name Zarathustra is a Bahuvrihi compound in the Avestan language, of zarata- "feeble, old" and usatra "camel", translating to "having old camels, the one who owns old camels". The first part of the name was formerly commonly translated as "yellow" or "golden", from the Avestan "zaray", giving the meaning "having yellow camels". A more romantic, but inaccurate, translation of the name in the past has been

70. Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets Of The Religion Traditional zoroastrianism The Tenets of the Mazdayasni Zarathushtri religion, as believed in by thousands of faithful Parsis/Irani Zoroastrians. http://tenets.zoroastrianism.com/

Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets of the Religion These are the tenets of the Mazdayasni Zarathushtri religion, as accepted and preached by all the Dasturjees and religious teachers and common Zarathushtris in India. May our faith increase day by day, in these glorious tenets, that our ancestors have believed in for thousands of years. All our Scriptures are sacred, including the Gathas, Yashts, and the Vendidad. We pray all of them in our Fire temples, before the Sacred Fire, and they have immense spiritual power, their very utterance in the sacred Avestan language serving to further righteousness and fight evil. All our fire-temples and rituals of the Yasna are sacred and are necessary for the religion, such as the Nirang-din ceremony, which creates the Holy Nirang. The spiritually powerful Nirang forms the foundation of many other sacred rituals, that when performed, increase the power of good in this world and decrease the power of evil. Dakhma-nashini is the only method of corpse-destruction for a Zarathushtri, as enjoined in the Vendidad: this is the destruction of the dead body in the stone-enclosed Dakhma, by the flesh-eating bird or the rays of the Sun, the most spiritually powerful method as commanded by Ahura Mazda to Zarathushtra. Dakhma-nashini is also very hygienic and ecologically-sound, because it prevents the world from being spiritually or materially polluted by decaying dead matter. For more information on Dakhma-nashini, select

71. BUBL LINK: Zoroastrianism Avesta Zoroastrian Archives zoroastrianism is a religion founded in ancient zoroastrianism was the dominant world religion during the Persian empires http://bubl.ac.uk/link/z/zoroastrianism.htm

BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus Countries ... Z Zoroastrianism Titles Descriptions Avesta Zoroastrian Archives Internet Sacred Text Archive Religion, Religions, Religious Studies Vohuman.org ... Zoroastrian Religious Calendar Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Avesta Zoroastrian Archives Zoroastrianism is a religion founded in ancient times by the prophet Zarathushtra, known to the Greeks as Zoroaster. Zoroastrianism was the dominant world religion during the Persian empires (559 BC to 651 AD) and it is still practiced worldwide. Fire, as a symbol of 'Asha' and the 'original light of God,' holds a special place of esteem in the religion. The complete text of the extant Avesta, the most ancient scripture of Zoroastrianism, is available online, as well as many Pahlavi scriptures and information about the Avestan language. Author: Avesta Subjects: zoroastrianism DeweyClass: Resource type: documents, index Internet Sacred Text Archive Collection of primary texts relating to Ancient, eastern and western religion and mythology, covering Shintoism, Hinduism, I Ching, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Judaism, Mormonism, Bahai'i, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and esoteric, occult, and fringe religions. Author: Hare, J. B.

72. Zoroastrianism - All Things Spiritual Directory Traditional zoroastrianism The tenets of the MazdaYasni Zarathushtri faith as believed in by thousands of Parsi/Irani Zarathushtris in India. http://www.allspiritual.com/Zoroastrianism.php3

entire directory only 'Zoroastrianism' Search Tips Whole word search Case sensitive search Add Site Advertise Search Help Contact Us Buy books and more on " " now and save! Path: Home / Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism Commentaries All Spiritual Discussions - Exchange knowledge with others in our spiritual/religious forums. Create new discussion topics, ask questions you've always wanted answered, or provide assistance to others with your own insights. Avesta - Complete text and translation of the scriptures of the Zoroastrian religion FAQ - Zoroastrianism and Avesta Greenbelt Interfaith News - February 1998 - Greenbelt Interfaith News World February 1998 North American Zoroastrians Vote Down New World Council Zoroastrian News (Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Washington, Inc.) The 22 associations constituting the Federation of Zoroastria Traditional Zoroastrianism - The tenets of the MazdaYasni Zarathushtri faith as believed in by thousands of Parsi/Irani Zarathushtris in India. Vohuman.org

73. Zoroastrianism Early zoroastrianism, much influenced by the astronomical and The magi imported into zoroastrianism certain practices that gave the faith a character http://www.mystae.com/restricted/streams/gnosis/zoroaster.html

Zoroastrianism The Teachings of Zarathushtra (1) An Ancient Pedigree The old Aryan Religion "In ancient India, Iran and elsewhere, Dumezil found that the 'ideology' of a tripartite division of society parallel to a tripartite classification of the gods was prominent.... Among the Aryans, then later the Indians, Mithra and Varuna represented respectively the juridical and magical aspects of the first function, the province of priests. The second function, the martial spirit or force, was the domain of the warriors and the god Indra, while the third function, that of fecundity or growth, was the concern of farmers and husband men." "From cuneiform sources one could surmise that Aryan bands first came into Mesopotamia with the general movement of peoples after the death of Hammurabi in the seventeenth century BC. This is also the time of the expansion of the Hurrians, a people whose linguistic and ethnic affiliations are puzzling; in any case, they are not Indo-Europeans. They formed an important empire called Mitanni, and it is principally among the Mitanni that Aryan names and words occur....In a famous treaty between the Hittite ruler Suppiluliuma and the Mitanni king, Mattiwaza, about 1370 BC, the Aryan gods Mithra, Varuna, Indra and the twin Nasatyas are mentioned. Thus in the Mitanni kingdom Aryan gods were worshipped as well as Mesopotamian deities, which would indicate an Aryan element, but probably only among the rulers." "Since the Aryan bands in India fought among themselves as well as against the non-Aryans in Iran, and there must have resulted considerable mixtures of various peoples."

74. MSN Encarta - Zoroastrianism Great books about your topic, zoroastrianism, selected by Encarta editors zoroastrianism, religion that arose from the teachings of the devotional poet http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761558789/Zoroastrianism.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Upgrade your Encarta Experience Spend less time searching and more time learning. Learn more Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Related Items Ahura Mazda, supreme deity Zoroaster, prophet and founder more... Further Reading Editors' picks for Zoroastrianism Search for books and more related to Zoroastrianism Encarta Search Search Encarta about Zoroastrianism Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Zoroastrianism ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Zoroastrianism Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 2 items Article Outline Introduction Beliefs Practices History I Introduction Print Preview of Section Zoroastrianism , religion that arose from the teachings of the devotional poet Zoroaster , known as Zarathushtra to ancient Iranians, who is regarded as the faith’s founding prophet. Scholars believe that Zoroaster lived sometime between 1750 and 1500 bc or 1400 and 1200 bc. The Zoroastrian scripture, called the Avesta , includes poems attributed to Zoroaster. The religion continues to be practiced today by Zoroastrian communities in India, Iran, the United States, Canada, and other countries.

75. EduNet - Religions Of The World, Zoroastrism Zoroastrian Group at Stanford zoroastrianism is the ancient religion of Traditional zoroastrianism Tenets of the Religion These are the tenets of the http://www.edunet.ie/resources/religioninfo/zoroaster.html

Zoroastrianism Zoroastrian Group at Stanford Zoroastrianism is the ancient religion of Persia. It was founded about 3500 years ago by the prophet Zarathushtra. Arising out of the polytheistic traditions of ancient India and Iran, he was one of the first monotheists in human history. Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets of the Religion These are the tenets of the Mazdayasni Zarathushtri religion, as accepted and preached by all the Dasturjees and religious teachers and common Zarathushtris in India. May our faith increase day by day, in these glorious tenets, that our ancestors have believed in for thousands of years. Zoroastrianism Page Zarathustra was believed to have lived during 600 B.C. in Persia, which is the region covered by modern-day Iran and Iraq. Current estimates have revised this date to anywhere between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C. This would make Zoaroastrianism the second oldest world religion, next only to Hiduism. Avesta Web Server The term AVESTA has two separate meanings: First, it is the name of the ancient scriptures of the Zoroastrian religion. AVESTA is also used to refer to the language in which these scriptures are written. This server gives you access to all of the extant Avesta, along with translations, and is being expanded to include information about the language, and other useful information for students of Zoroastrian religion.

76. Zoroastrianism: A Short Overview A FAQ on zoroastrianism. The basic scripture of zoroastrianism is a set of 5 poetic songs called the Gathas, which were composed by Zarathushtra himself http://www.accessnewage.com/articles/mystic/zoroview.htm

Zoroastrianism: A Short Overview by Hannah M.G. Shapero Links to Sectors of Creation Z oroastrianism is the ancient religion of Persia. It was founded about 3500 years ago by the prophet Zarathushtra . Arising out of the polytheistic traditions of ancient India and Iran, he was one of the first monotheists in human history. Zarathushtra preached that there was one God, whom he called Ahura Mazda. Ahura means "Lord," and Mazda means "Wise," so Zoroastrians call God the "Wise Lord." Zarathushtra has been known in the West as Zoroaster, from the Greek transliteration of his name; in Persia and India he is known as Zarthosht. No one knows exactly when Zarathushtra lived. Zoroastrian tradition places him at around 600 B.C.E., but this date is thought by modern scholars to be far too late. The modern estimate of Zarathushtra's date is anywhere from 1500 to 1000 B.C.E. The basic scripture of Zoroastrianism is a set of 5 poetic songs called the Gathas , which were composed by Zarathushtra himself and have been preserved through the millennia by Zoroastrian priests. Over the years many other scriptures have accumulated around these Gathas. Much of these scriptures were destroyed by the Greek, Muslim, and Mongol invasions, but some remain. The Gathas are still the core text of the faith.They are composed in a very ancient language known as

77. Zoroastrianism But zoroastrianism also identifies an active force of evil in the world a As the good religion, as it is called, zoroastrianism demands that http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrism.htm

to promote a multidisciplinary view of the religious, spiritual and esoteric phenomena. About Us Links Search Contact ... Science home Religion sections World Religions New Religious Groups Ancient Religions Spirituality ... Extremism Science sections Archaeology Astronomy Linguistics Mathematics ... Contact The Web Metareligion More sections: Subscribe to the Metareligion Newsletter Photography Submit your site Suggest an article ... Polls Please, help us sustain this free site online. Make a donation using Paypal: Back to World's Religions page Zoroastrianism Articles 33 Alaats in Nature Amesha Spentas The Avesta Ancient Aryans ... Zoroastrianism and Judaism Khorda Avesta Section I (Miscellaneous short prayers) Section II -(Hymns 1-9) Section III (Hymns 10-11) Section IV (Hymns 12-13) Section V (Hymns 14-19) Section VI (Hymns 20-21, Siroza, Afrinagan)

78. Zoroastrianism The Forgotten And Lost Source zoroastrianism is in even worse shape. After being nearly wipedout by Islam in the My view is that zoroastrianism (or something close to it) didn t http://www.sullivan-county.com/news/mine/zoroastianism.htm

Zoroastrianism The Forgotten and Lost Sources BY Lewis Loflin The article below by Stephen Van Eck has several problems. He is a Christian basher whose only purpose is to discredit Christianity. There are also several questionable statements. I'm not here to debate him or the reader because we all have several problems which I will point out. First, the question; Is Christianity and in particular Jesus just a rehash of the Persian Prophet Zoroaster? Did Zoroastrianism get into Christianity and how? Let's address problems with source material. The following is the history of the Bible from http://www.catholic.com/ The books of the New Testament were composed decades after Christ ascended into heaven, and it took centuries for there to be general agreement among Christians as to which books comprised the New Testament. You've never even seen the autographs (originals) of the 27 books in the New Testament. Nobody today has. The earliest copies of those books we possess are centuries older that the originals . Like it or not

79. ZOROASTRIANISM zoroastrianism is still a minor religion in the world. More zoroastrianism; Comments on zoroastrianism from a Unitarian Christian Perspective http://www.sullivan-county.com/z/zor1.htm

ZOROASTRIANISM Judaism, Christianity, and Islam belong to one family, whose father, Abraham, descended from an inhabitant of Ur, in Mesopotamia. Elements derived through Zoroastrian belief, including world view, ethics, creation and judgement, are present in all three religions. In Mesopotamian religions there are stories of fertility gods, and goddesses, sacred hills built in pyramid form (ziggurats), and elaborate rituals, sometimes involving animal sacrifice. The religion was an evolving polytheism; beginning around 4000 B.C.E., it named forces of nature. Early cities had their own gods. As city-states formed, the deities were sometimes combined into families. The political union of Sumer and Akkad brought about the unity of their gods as Sin, the moon god, Shamash, the sun god, and Ishtar, the morning and evening star, Venus. Ishtar, as a fertility goddess, was the most popular and her worship, under other names, spread to other cultures. By 2000 B.C.E., gods were given roles as parents and worshipped as objects of devotion by individuals. The Gilgamesh epic also developed during this period. Hammurabi of Bablyon (1800 B.C.E.) issued a code of laws said to come from Shamash. He invited the oppressed to come to him to receive justice. Centuries later, Nebuchadnezzar made a home for exiles, including exiles from Jerusalem.

80. World Religions: Zoroastrianism A brief introduction to the Zoroastrian tradition. http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/Zoroastrianism.htm

Families of Religions Zoroastrianism Combination Zoroaster, an Iranian religious reformer living in about 600 BCE, having received a vision from Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord, proclaimed a kingdom of justice that promised immortality and bliss. Containing both monotheistic and dualistic features, the religion influenced Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The history of the world was seen as a drama in 3,000 year periods. The Ahura Vairya is the most sacred prayer of this religion and the Avesta is the sacred text. Zoroastrianism continues in Iran and in India where the Parsees carry on the traditions. The Fasali calendar is generally used. Links: Zoroastrianism information This unofficial page gives enough information to satisfy many viewers. Update 10-5-03 Return to Families of Religions Home Page Return to Interfaith Calendar

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