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29 Cards in this Set
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Ahura
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Lord
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Ahura Mazda
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"Lord of Wisdom", the supreme deity, the power of good, their God.
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Amesha Spentas
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Holy immortals, heavenly beings created by Ahura Mazda, represents the sevenfold character of God
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Angra Mainyu
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the destructive spirt, the devil (also knonw as Ahriman) evil.
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Asha
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order, truth, justive, governing principle of the world
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Avesta
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the sacred book of ancient zorastrianims
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Avestan
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The language of the avesta (scripture for them)
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chinvat
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bridge of judgement which connects this world with the unseen afterlife, after death, humans are judged before crossing this bridge
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dakhma
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"grave" walled tower open to the sky where xoroastrians expose the dead to the vultures, sometimes called "tower of silence"
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farohar
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winged symbol of zoroastrianism, their official emblem.
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fravashi
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possibly a guardian spirit, a spirit that enters into a person and continues with him/her beyond death
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gabars
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pejorative term used by muslims in iran for members of zoroastian
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gathas
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their hymns and poems
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gayomart
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the primal man (first progenitor of the human race an father of Mashye and Mashyane)
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haoma
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sacred plant whose juice is used as an offering
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kusti
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sacred cord, girdle received by zoroastrians at navtjote and worn at all times. untied/tied several times during their prayer
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magi
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priest
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mashye and mashyane
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first human couple, their Adam and Eve
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Mithra
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high god
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navjote
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public ceremony of initiation into the zoroastrian faith
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nirang
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urine of an ox or bull, purified and used for cleanising or drunk for internal purification
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pahlavi
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language of sassanian and early islamic times in which later zoroastrian books are written
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parsis
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persians, make up the largest commuinty of zoroastiran in the world.
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saoshyant
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the coming Savior, messiah figure for them
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sudre
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white cotton undershirt worn next to the skin at all times (except when bathing) as a religious symbol of protection and commitment
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urvan
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the spirit or soul of man
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vendidad
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code agains the deomns, a book of purification in the avesta, read at night in lengthy ritual
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yasht
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a hymn to ahura mazda, an important part of the avesta
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zarathustra
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name of the founder of zoroastrianism in its original avestan language form. the greek from of the name for zoroaster.
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