Zoroastrianism

The three core tenets of Zoroastrianism are “Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds”. These three things are said to be created by Ahura Mazda, whom Zoroaster stated to be the creator of good.13 The antithesis of Ahura Mazda is Angra Mainyu, who is said to be the creator of evil. Their conflict involves all beings, and those who follow Angra Mainyu will be destroyed when the good of Ahura Mazda envelops everything. This dualism of good and evil is also present in the progressive sect’s…

one of the biggest religions, as the Persian Empire spanned from what is now Afghanistan to Greece, until Persia was taken over by the Prophet Mohammad in the 7th century and the Persians became Muslim. Today, there is a lack of knowledge about Zoroastrianism, most importantly about the beliefs of its followers, its history and its influence on other religions. The Zoroastrian faith spanned a wide part of the world, consequently influencing other beliefs within the Persian Empire. One of such…

Zoroastrainism is one the worlds oldest religions.It was founded by Zoroaster in ancient Iran a long time ago. It was the official religion of Iran for 1250 years. Now however Zoroastrianism is one of the smallest religions.Zoroastrians believe in dualism. 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…

There is a famous passage in Second Isaiah, composed during or after the Exile, which is sometimes cited as a Jewish rebuke to the Zoroastrian idea of a dualistic God: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things." (Isaiah 45:7) This passage, which is a major source for Jewish speculation on the source of good and evil in the world, denies the Zoroastrian idea of a God who is the source only of "good" and favorable things. The…

name for Zarathustra, was the founder of Zoroastrianism. The history of his life is not certain because there are not enough historical references to Zoroaster. So, scholars rely on both, pieces of historical evidence and legends, to tell about Zoroaster’s life. This results in there being more than one side to many details of Zoroaster’s life. The first part of Zoroaster’s life that is uncertain, is the time in which he lived. The holy texts of Zoroastrianism, the Avesta, does not point to any…

and went to Bactria where the king and queen accepted his message and later made Zoroastrianism…

group of hymns that gave an insight of his original thoughts. Zarathushtra preached about one of the divine beings, Ahura Mazda; it gave an outbreak upon his religious aspect. The Empire of Persia, then adopted this as their preeminent religion, Zoroastrianism; this was essential upon the empire’s policy of a humanitarian government and for the community as a whole. I believe Ahura Mazda aimed to guide the Persians to devote themselves in finding the good by understanding Ahura Mazda’s ways, his…

significance 1. Great Ice Age 6. Zoroastrianism 2. Hammurabi 7. Alexander the Great 3. Buddha 8. Struggle of the Orders 4. Mandate of Heaven 9. Charlemagne 5. Maya 10. Iconoclasm Zoroastrianism – Zoroastrianism was a religion started by a man with the name of Zoroaster. This…

represents God’s light or wisdom. Zoroaster placed less emphasis on ritual worship, instead focusing on the central ethics of “Good Words, Good Thoughts and Good Deeds”. I included a quotation of Zoroaster in my coat of arms. Since the faith of Zoroastrianism is something that I follow and will follow throughout my life. I believe that the life and words I live by can be represented in the shape of two animals of nature: a butterfly and a deer. The fragile, elegant structure of a butterfly…

Much of what we know about the Persians and their writings comes from an outsider writing about them. A true historian, Herodotus, whose famous book “The Persian Wars” talks about Persians a lot. The Persian Achaemenid dynasty was founded in 539 BCE by King Cyrus the Great. Cyrus took his nomadic warriors and conquered most of Mesopotamia, including The Babylonians. His son, Darius the First, extended Persian control east to the Indus Valley, west to Egypt, and north to Anatolia. The…