Ahura Mazda

Zoroastrianism is so influential because their rulers hold imperial powers for about 1,000 years. One of the Zoroastrianism beliefs was that the world was governed by good and evil. Another belief that Zarathustra, a profit, believed in was a person named Ahura Mazda, who gave birth to twins and the twins were the symbol of good and bad. If you chose good, you do virtuous things. Then if you lied or did something bad, the evil spirit would gain…

Dualism is the complete separation of good and evil. Dualism can be shown in two places; Cosmically ,which is in the universe and Morally, which is in the mind. Cosmic dualism is the infinite battle between good and evil. Good is represented by God, Ahura Mazda and Evil, represented by Angra Mainyu. Moral dualism is the battle between good and evil in mankind. Since God gave man free will, they can choose to follow evil or righteousness. Evil leads to hell, Righteousness leads to happiness.…

Zoroastrianism is a religion that worships a deity named Ahura Mazda. The religion originated in ancient Iran. It’s focused on truth-telling, purity, and a love for nature. Zoroastrianism promised salvation if one choose to be good, but if one was bad they were punished in their afterlife. The Persians took Zoroastrianism…

Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, emerged from a polytheistic religious environment. As you see it, what are the ethical, ritual and theological implications of the shift from polytheism to monotheism? 1) When worshipping multiple different deities, confusion and contradiction is a near guaranteed outcome. If there is a god of love, there is a counterbalancing god of war. If there is a god of virginity, there is a god of fertility. If you live to please the god…

“Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew.” – Mahatma Gandhi. Although known as the bridge between East and West, common ground between these two opposite worlds, Zoroastrianism, curiously enough, is the common factor between all three major Western religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. It’s quite common to automatically reject and become somewhat ignorant that there’s the possibility of there to be some resemblances in such different things, especially since it’s…

Culture is defined to be the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time according to the Cambridge Dictionary (Cambridge Dictionaries 2016). Hinduism is known to be the oldest living religion in the world and unlike most of other religions; Hinduism has no single founder, no single script, and no commonly set of teachings according to BBC.com. Hinduism has many cultural aspects to it such as they belief that existence is a cycle…

If the history and origin of the Devil had a birthplace it would have mostly been in the Middle East. The Devil first appears in the Hebrew Bible otherwise known as the Old Testament as Satan. The Satan which meant the title of the accuser emerges in the Bible as a dark figure but he’s not how we imagined him. This Satan does only as God told him and for the most part had to do most of the dirty work from time to time. Originally, he had no power or concept of an evil force like he is made out…

Zoroastrianism was founded by the prophet Zoroaster around the 11th century BCE and was first preached to Indo-European speaking people. It was believed that the prophet received direct revelations from the supreme god, Ahura Mazda, “The Wise Lord”. Ahura Mazda’s code of purification and religious observance included the importance of honesty and being the good in the world and avoiding lies. He viewed the world in dualistic ways meaning the world struggled with the path of good or evil…

the way. “Persia functioned as a kind of economic pump, sucking in products from neighboring lands near and far, and discharging city-made luxury goods in all directions,” (166). Though being culturally diverse the empire adopted the agents of Ahura Mazda. This is associated with the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster. The Zoroastrian belief is a monotheistic conception of deity. All of this is in contrast to the Roman…

Ancient Civilizations have made one of the greatest impacts in the United States of America. The Babylonian, the Hebrews, and the Persian societies left lasting impressions that have carried over to today’s society. Although each civilization’s culture and religion differ dramatically they each bring an important lesson to our world. By studying the laws and customs of these civilizations one is able to determine just how impactful these societies were. The Babylonian society believed the…