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Zoroaster- Zarathustra Spitama
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founder, one of the last/greatest Saoshyants
-a prophet -uncertain birth (1400 and 1000 BCE???) -became a priest, 3 wives, 6 children -only founder of a religion that was trained by a priest -alone ten years on his quest of preaching, he was shunned and condemned and finally converted his cousin -enemy soldier found and killed him at age 77 |
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Saoshyants
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those who benefit the community, restore purity and truth to the religion
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Avesta*
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primary collections of sacred texts from many eras- also called the "Zend-Avesta"
-teachings from Zoroaster -voluminous manuscripts were destroyed by Alexander to Great -all that remains is a small portion of scattered collections -SEVEN PARTS |
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First Part of Avesta
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Yasha- primary portion of sacred texts consisting of prayers and hymns used in the ritual, divided into 72 chapters
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Second Part of Avesta
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Visperad- short form of religious worship similar to the Yasna
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Third Part of Avesta
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Yashts- 21 hymns in honor of various divinities, provide mythological material
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Fourth Part of Avesta
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Khordeh Avesta- brief prayers for daily devotion (sun, moon, water)
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Fifth Part of Avesta
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Venidad- law codes, 22 chapters, explains code of ethics, purity, impurity
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Sixth part of Avesta
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Gathas- oldest portion of Avesta in the middle of the Yasha contains songs from Zoroaster used in sermons
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Seventh Part of Avesta
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Siroza- invocation of 30 divinites
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Third Part of Avesta
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Yashts- 21 hymns in honor of various divinities, provide mythological material
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Fourth Part of Avesta
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Khordeh Avesta- brief prayers for daily devotion (sun, moon, water)
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Fifth Part of Avesta
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Venidad- law codes, 22 chapters, explains code of ethics, purity, impurity
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Sixth part of Avesta
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Gathas- oldest portion of Avesta in the middle of the Yasha contains songs from Zoroaster used in sermons
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Seventh Part of Avesta
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Siroza- invocation of 30 divinites
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Ahura Mazda
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"The Wise Lord" supreme diety
-worshipped gods with blood sacrifices -only one true god, creator of the world -"lord" "all wisdom" -invisible and intangible -take form of 6 immortals -2 spirits emanate one good one evil |
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dakhma
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tower of silence
-dead placed in compartment where cultures strip the body clean |
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Parsis
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those who came from Persia, insignificant minority in India, no caste system or food taboos so very liked by the British, led to great status
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sadre*
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sacred shirt given to young girls and boys at age 7 or 10, rites of passage, must wear at all times except when bathing
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kusti*
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sacred thread or belt given to young girls and boy made of 72 threads to represent the chapters of the Yasna
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the Jasans
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feasts
-tae place each month in honor of who the month belongs to -most popular= Farvardin (19th day of the first month) he presides over the spirits of departed ancestors |
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eschatology* influence
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beliefs concerning the end of the world, destiny, heaven or hell
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demonology* influence
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2 realms, heaven and hell
the belief of evil spirits and features |
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monotheism* influence
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first to believe in only one god
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