Zoroaster

except for the Avesta, the collected sacred scriptures of Zoroastrianism. They showed originality in religion. Iranian religion, Indo-European polytheism, whose chief officials were magi, is what the Persians went by. But, later on, a reformer named Zoroaster changed the religion to Zoroastrianism. It taught men and women were expected to avoid sin and abide by divine laws. The Persian Empire matched its West Asian…

kilns. The kingdom of Magadha was outfighting its enemies with a series of tactics and written language finally made an appearance back. This was an intellectual period that was influence by the early Greek philosophers, Hebrew prophets, Persia Zoroaster, the early Daoist’s in china, and Confucius. This eventually led to the rejections of Brahmanic teaching and the introduction of the two most influential religion Jainism and Buddhism. Hinduism was the next religion to emerge which was the…

“messenger” from god is sent. The Baha’i woman told me that these “messengers” have manifested themselves in the form of basically every prophet or founder of the most important religions today. Some of these messengers include Jesus, Mohammed, Zoroaster and Buddha. I thought that was very interesting because it is a relatively unique way to think about religion. I think this has some similarities to the “People of the Book” idea that is proposed by Islam. Baha’i is a religion that originated in…

Being one of the oldest monotheistic religions, Zoroastrianism began in ancient Persia around 1500 to 1200BC by Zoroaster who believed that there was only one god Ormazd or Ahura Mazda which means "Wise Lord." There are many similarities between Zoroastrianism and Judaism. Ahura Mazda who was not created but was omniscient, omnipresent, eternal and endowed with creative powers along with his six Spenta Mainyu or "Holy Spirits" named Vohumanah, Asha Vahishta, Khehathra Vairya, Spenta Armaith,…

I have travelled near and far, and to places in between but the best journey of all is the one that I took with HH. What a bold character he was, a beautiful musician. My journey began shortly after his but mine lasted much longer. In fact, I am still travelling. Oh how magical it all has been and how empowered I feel now. HH and I belonged to the same organization, well known as The League. I am still a part of it, HH is not due to his struggles with confidentiality and integrity. But enough of…

defined the development of the Persian and Mauryan cultures. The Persian and Mauryan empires differed in their reigning religions and belief systems. Throughout the Persian Empire, people practiced Zoroastrianism which was founded by the prophet Zoroaster. This monotheistic religion was taught through…

Persian Mythology and its Origins Persian mythology is the reflection of multiple eras pervading a 12,000-year chronology. As far as archaeological evidences indicate, the inception of Persian mythology goes back to 1000 to 1500 B. C., and the flow of motifs, myths and heroes is affected through various settlements of the migrating people from Central Asia and southern Russia ( “Myths Encyclopedia”, par.2). Roving through the steppes located at north of Caspian Sea and black Sea, Indo-Europeans…

As humans we are placed at the very center of the world with the unique ability to shape our own destiny and exercise our free will in the pursuit of virtue. This very humanistic ideal was championed by the 15th century philosopher Pico della Mirandola, in his book “Oration on the Dignity of Man” (1486). The very notion that we could have such power similar to a Creator or a Divine entity was—at the time— considered heresy by the Papacy. But why did they consider it heretical? The answer is…

Is it true that this “popular public figure and one of America’s best and most beloved writers,” as Thomas V. Quirk, a Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Missouri in Columbia, described him in an Encyclopedia Britannica entry, appreciated diseases and epidemics and -- goodness! -- liked the prince of darkness? As it turned out, aside from writing, Mark Twain - the pen name of novelist, travel writer, and humorist Samuel L. Clemens (1835-1910), cherished cats. In fact, he once…

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…