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- Zoroastrianism (or Mazdaism) refers to the religion developed from the teachings of the Persian prophet Zarathushtra (c. tenth century B.C.E ...42 KB (6,394 words) - 06:12, 13 June 2023
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- by Zoroaster (the central prophet of Zoroastrianism) to be the one uncreated ... These lines occupy a status in Zoroastrianism comparable to that of ...19 KB (2,918 words) - 16:30, 30 December 2021
- An archangel is a superior or higher-ranking angel found in a number of religious traditions, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism ...17 KB (2,515 words) - 02:14, 9 January 2023
- however, seen as demonic figures in Zoroastrianism. Devas are also a classification ... some to have become the Supreme God of Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda, and thus ...16 KB (2,600 words) - 10:11, 29 January 2024
- Zoroastrianism (or Mazdaism) refers to the religion developed from the teachings of the Persian prophet Zarathushtra (c. tenth century B.C.E ...42 KB (6,394 words) - 06:12, 13 June 2023
- traditions including Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism, among ... Although having fewer adherents than Zoroastrianism, for example, Manichaeism ...9 KB (1,391 words) - 02:52, 6 November 2022
- qualities. In the Avesta scripture of Zoroastrianism, Haoma has an entire ... Zoroastrianism adopted many aspects of the surrounding Indo-Aryan ...14 KB (2,226 words) - 01:08, 4 February 2023
- a symbol of divine purity and illumination. In Zoroastrianism, fire, together with clean water, is an agent of ritual purity. These substances are used ...25 KB (4,046 words) - 19:51, 26 March 2024
- ), was an ancient Iranian prophet and the founder of Zoroastrianism ... by Mary Boyce in her A History of Zoroastrianism (1989). ...25 KB (3,791 words) - 06:11, 13 June 2023
- and ancient Iranian philosophy including Zoroastrianism. ... *Zoroastrianism **Zarathustra **Avesta **Gathas *Mazdakism ...16 KB (2,127 words) - 19:43, 26 July 2023
- In contrast to Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism, Hinduism ... ===Zoroastrianism=== In Zoroastrianism, the adversary of the God of ...20 KB (3,299 words) - 10:16, 29 January 2024
- traditions including Mithraism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Christianity ... as the Buddha's Enlightenment, Zoroastrianism's victory of light ...19 KB (3,001 words) - 23:21, 3 August 2023
- widely practiced religion in the world, Zoroastrianism has deeply influenced the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It provided numerous ...11 KB (1,659 words) - 04:48, 1 May 2023
- in 637, Islam largely superseded Zoroastrianism, and the power of the ... *Zoroastrianism *Astrology *Mithraism *Gospel of Matthew ...20 KB (3,254 words) - 04:59, 5 November 2022
- Meitreya, Hinduism Avatar, Judaism Messiah, Zoroastrianism Saoshyans, and Islam Imam-Mahdi. This remarkable coincidence of expectations for a saving human ...6 KB (941 words) - 06:21, 15 June 2023
- during his period that the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism were completed, which preserved for posterity the wisdom taught by this tradition, which reminds ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 01:04, 1 January 2022
- ===Zoroastrianism=== *~700 B.C.E. "That nature only is good when it shall not do unto another whatever is not good for its own self." ...18 KB (2,926 words) - 05:37, 20 December 2022
- fewer adherents than Christianity or Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism won the ... Influences of other religions such as Zoroastrianism and gnosticism ...22 KB (3,392 words) - 11:06, 9 March 2023
- in the Avesta, the Zoroastrian holy book, Zoroastrianism takes a much different interpretation of Indra's character. Rather than venerating ...18 KB (2,879 words) - 20:00, 4 March 2024
- | Buddhism, Zoroastrianism |- ! Capitals | Samarkand, Bukhara, Khujand, Kesh ... Nestorian Christianity, and Zoroastrianism all had significant followings ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 15:07, 27 April 2023
- ===Zoroastrianism=== As a rule, the Parsis strongly forbid cremation, as it defiles the fire, symbol of all that is sacred. Burial is also disavowed ...24 KB (3,818 words) - 00:19, 15 January 2023
- hell was allegedly imported into Judaism from Zoroastrianism, and it appears to have supplanted the earlier concept of Sheol (mentioned in Isaiah 38:18 ...8 KB (1,334 words) - 06:33, 18 April 2024
- ===Zoroastrianism=== Nowruz ( نوروز ), also known as Persian New Year, a Zoroastrian holiday, marks the first day of spring and the beginning ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- was classed with Buddhism and Zoroastrianism as another “foreign ... As for the Da-chin (Nestorian) and Muhu (Zoroastrianism) temples, ...19 KB (2,813 words) - 16:23, 11 November 2022
- Macrocosm/microcosm is a Greek compound of μακρο- "Macro-" and μικρο- "Micro-," which are Greek respectively for ...11 KB (1,612 words) - 17:28, 9 November 2022
- Mihragan, or the festival of sharing or love in Zoroastrianism. * The spring equinox marks the Wiccan Sabbat of Ostara (or Eostar), while at the ...25 KB (4,132 words) - 19:17, 13 February 2024
- no doubt exposed to Zoroastrian influence. Zoroastrianism had developed the concept of a volitional evil deity Angra Mainyu who existed in counterpoint ...27 KB (4,237 words) - 16:57, 23 December 2022
- Dualistic religions, such as Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism, attribute ... *Zoroastrianism—In the originally Persian religion of Zoroastrianism ...41 KB (6,708 words) - 23:52, 24 March 2024
- hoped-for Good Kingdom did not arrive, Zoroastrianism focused on the fate of ... powers of goodness. In other words, Zoroastrianism affirms an eschatological ...39 KB (6,287 words) - 23:22, 20 February 2022
- #039;s view—was simply Romanized Zoroastrianism. This "continuity ... Mary Boyce, 1996, A history of Zoroastrianism, vol. 1, Early period ...29 KB (4,494 words) - 03:48, 1 May 2023
- and was an important astrological symbol in Zoroastrianism, which may represent the astrological chart at the time of David's birth or anointment ...12 KB (2,021 words) - 19:53, 9 February 2023
- founder of the religion of Zoroastrianism and an early proponent of pantheism, though the religion he founded later diversified to also include ...13 KB (1,922 words) - 13:20, 4 February 2023
- Dindorf, 67). However; there is no tradition in Zoroastrianism, nor its scriptures, to support this postulation. ==Buddhist relics== ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- In the Persian Empire, Zoroastrianism was the state religion of the Sassanid dynasty which lasted until 651 C.E., when Persia was conquered by ...28 KB (4,007 words) - 19:54, 9 February 2023
- of the basically monotheistic Zoroastrianism and those who wanted to bring back the Magian worship of Mithra and Anahita. Some Christian readers ...13 KB (2,127 words) - 07:27, 17 November 2023
- "the ancient Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism." ... both of which are preserved in Zoroastrianism. The Ashvamedha (horse ...25 KB (3,858 words) - 14:44, 3 May 2023
- Fables of Bidpai, by Ruzbih, a convert from Zoroastrianism, who took the name Abdullah ibn al-Muqaffa. It is not quite so strange, however, when one ...24 KB (3,634 words) - 06:28, 18 November 2022
- The Samanids (819–999)Sāmāniyān) were a Persian dynasty in Central Asia and Greater Khorasan, named after its founder Saman Khuda who converted ...15 KB (2,168 words) - 11:36, 6 September 2022
- of the Abrahamic religions, as well as Zoroastrianism, the Indian religions ... the glory of the Father"; from Zoroastrianism, the return of Shah Bahram ...32 KB (5,101 words) - 05:47, 26 August 2023
- A yarmulke (Hebrew: יאַרמלקע meaning "cap") is a thin, slightly-rounded skullcap traditionally worn by Orthodox Jewish men ...15 KB (2,303 words) - 10:14, 22 May 2023
- around 550 B.C.E. During this period, Zoroastrianism spread in Azerbaijan ... Zoroastrianism in Azerbaijan dates back to the first millennium B ...40 KB (5,942 words) - 05:17, 26 August 2023
- Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. ... West || Pahlavi Texts, vol. 5 of 5. Marvels of Zoroastrianism. ...30 KB (4,499 words) - 00:55, 9 November 2022
- this reflected a separate influence from Zoroastrianism via their parent ideology of Pythagoreanism. According to Larson, both the Essenes and Pythagoreans ...15 KB (2,317 words) - 21:31, 20 March 2024
- Apocalyptic literature is a genre of prophetical writing that developed in post-exile Jewish culture and was popular among early Christians. ...16 KB (2,523 words) - 06:03, 11 August 2023
- arrival of the Arabs, they had converted to Zoroastrianism. Their short-lived Islamic legacy would count against them during the reign of al-Mahdi's ...15 KB (2,203 words) - 22:55, 18 December 2022
- E. were more influenced by Hellenism than by Zoroastrianism. It was there, at Pergamum on the Aegean Sea, in the second century B.C.E., that Greek sculptors ...32 KB (4,834 words) - 11:13, 10 March 2023
- Fire occupies a unique place in nature. It is not matter itself, but it involves the reaction of different types of matter to generate energy ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 19:51, 26 March 2024
- of the Avesta, the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, was completed, heresy ... 1999, 219. In order to reestablish Zoroastrianism in Armenia, he crushed ...72 KB (11,035 words) - 16:49, 23 December 2022
- union between Christianity and Zoroastrianism. The more cautious Georgios urged the necessity for ecclesiastical union with Rome on doctrinal ...17 KB (2,731 words) - 06:49, 18 April 2024
- is common among traditional peoples. In Zoroastrianism, the Amesha Spenta are seen as emanating spirits of Ahura Mazda. In Christian Science, Spirit ...17 KB (2,627 words) - 21:55, 28 October 2020
- in Babylonia under the influence of the Zoroastrianism religion of the Persian Empire, demonology never became a mainstream feature of Jewish theology ...32 KB (5,129 words) - 09:29, 28 January 2024
- (a.k.a. Zarathustra), the founding prophet of Zoroastrianism, Mahavira (599-527 B.C.E.), promulgator of the tenets of Jainism, Gautama Buddha (563-483 ...18 KB (2,850 words) - 07:10, 23 August 2023
- the old glory of the Achaemenid Persia, making Zoroastrianism the state religion and claiming Armenia as part of the empire. To preserve the autonomy ...18 KB (2,729 words) - 03:59, 15 August 2023
- example Voltaire promoted research into Zoroastrianism in the belief that it would support a rational Deism superior to Christianity. Others praised ...18 KB (2,670 words) - 01:22, 18 November 2022
- Babylonia, named for its capital city of Babylon, was an ancient state in Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and ...19 KB (2,994 words) - 05:24, 26 August 2023
- === Zoroastrianism === * In their daily prayers, Zoroastrians commit themselves to pursuing three types of goodness: good thoughts, good words ...42 KB (5,963 words) - 06:44, 13 June 2023
- Persia dates back to the pre-Islam era. In Zoroastrianism, beautiful and clear writings were highly valued. [http://www.stanford.edu/~shahlamf/alphabet ...19 KB (2,750 words) - 18:29, 25 November 2023
- A mosque is a place of worship for Muslims (followers of Islam). Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, masjid (Arabic: مسجد ...42 KB (6,412 words) - 16:59, 10 November 2022
- or empires, and is probably where Zoroastrianism originated. ... Zoroaster, the prophet of Zoroastrianism, was born in the Balkh area ...43 KB (6,221 words) - 00:52, 21 April 2023
- by Persian culture, specifically by Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism describes history as occurring in successive thousand-year periods, each of ...47 KB (6,873 words) - 18:00, 9 November 2022
- thumb|right|250px|Faravahar, the symbol of Zoroastrianism, which influenced Cyrus to the extent that it became the non-imposing religion of the Persian ...22 KB (3,584 words) - 07:28, 12 January 2024
- typical of other Iranian religions such as Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and the teachings of Mazdak. In these texts, instead of a large pleroma, there ...22 KB (3,408 words) - 11:01, 9 March 2023
- Cyrus the Great and Zoroastrianism, both of which originated in this ... ===Zoroastrianism=== [[Image:Bodleian_J2_fol_175_Y_28_1.jpg|right|thumb ...82 KB (12,001 words) - 11:17, 6 March 2024
- ===Zoroastrianism=== Zoroastrianism provides another example of early monotheistic belief ...102 KB (16,134 words) - 19:54, 31 December 2023
- is also blamed for ending the golden age of Zoroastrianism by seizing and destroying the original golden text of the Zend Avesta by throwing it into the sea. ...47 KB (7,410 words) - 20:29, 18 July 2023
- Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbár, (alternative spellings include Jellaladin, Celalettin) also known as Akbar the Great (Akbar-e-Azam) (October 15, ...23 KB (3,546 words) - 07:14, 16 June 2023
- figure of Maitreya was influenced by the Zoroastrianism Mithra, a god of contracts, associated with the Sun. This perspective is clearly explicated ...24 KB (3,613 words) - 05:32, 5 November 2022
- (including Nestorianism), and Zoroastrianism. Muhammad was born in Mecca around 570 C.E. into the Banū Hāshim clan of the Quraish tribe. When ...28 KB (4,414 words) - 11:31, 20 September 2023
- Abu Jafar al-Ma'mun ibn Harun (also spelled Almamon and el-Mâmoûn) (September 14, 786 - August 9, 833) (المأمون) was the seventh ...24 KB (3,663 words) - 05:21, 30 April 2021
- Zoroastrianism also holds that the end-of-time Saoshyant (literally, "savior") will be miraculously conceived by a virgin who has been ...30 KB (4,795 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2023
- Category:Public [[Image:Socrates.png|thumb|right|Socrates]] Socrates (ca. 469 – 399 B.C.E.) (Greek Σωκράτης Sōkrátēs) was an ancient ...30 KB (4,718 words) - 21:53, 30 January 2023
- in Persia, led to the emergence of Zoroastrianism. It particularly focused ... * Russell, James R. Zoroastrianism in Armenia. Boston, MA: Harvard ...47 KB (6,850 words) - 03:48, 15 August 2023
- Sai Baba of Shirdi (d. October 15, 1918), also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian guru, yogi and Sufi who is regarded simultaneously by ...29 KB (4,491 words) - 20:40, 17 April 2023
- of which meant Baku became a center of ancient Zoroastrianism. ===Shirvanshah rule=== The earliest numismatic evidence found in the city is an ...25 KB (3,739 words) - 05:50, 26 August 2023
- The Abrahamic religions refer to three sister monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) that claim the prophet Abraham (Hebrew: ...30 KB (4,716 words) - 23:04, 8 April 2021
- with Buddhism, but also with Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. After the Greco-Bactrians militarily occupied parts of northern India from around 180 ...61 KB (8,976 words) - 19:50, 4 March 2024
- the firm in honor of both his family and Zoroastrianism. Mazda, [http://www.mazda.co.uk/aboutmazda/allaboutmazda/timeline/ All about Mazda.] Retrieved ...29 KB (4,390 words) - 09:28, 10 March 2023
- Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Shinto. Water is ... and Sikhism (Amrit Sanskar). In Zoroastrianism, one is expected to wash ...56 KB (8,647 words) - 23:15, 3 May 2023
- who followed such ancient traditions as Zoroastrianism, Vedanta, Gnosticism, Buddhism, or Shamanism. White, 1965; Schwartz, 2002 Thus Sufism came ...29 KB (4,602 words) - 13:45, 28 April 2023
- forms of dualism. Some religions, such as Zoroastrianism, Gnosticism, and Manichaeism presented the cosmic dualism of God and Satan. Plato and Aristotle ...38 KB (6,068 words) - 17:55, 30 April 2023
- The term interreligious dialogue (or interfaith dialogue) refers to positive interaction between people of different faith communities, mostly ...33 KB (5,242 words) - 16:49, 26 February 2022
- (including Christian Nestorianism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism) in order to support the indigenous religion, Daoism. He confiscated Buddhist ...37 KB (5,547 words) - 18:34, 22 November 2023
- Scriptures (from the Latin scriptura, meaning "a writing") are sacred texts that serve a variety of purposes in the individual and ...38 KB (5,920 words) - 17:30, 25 January 2023
- were a class of priests, the Persian Magi of Zoroastrianism, who were highly learned and advanced in knowledge and crafts. This knowledge was likely ...35 KB (5,255 words) - 10:49, 9 March 2023
- about 60 percent of the Muslim population. Zoroastrianism, which goes back to the first millennium B.C.E., and for at least 1,000 years remained the ...32 KB (4,526 words) - 01:09, 11 November 2022
- eating birds to dispose of the corpses. Zoroastrianism believes that fire is sacred and should not be defiled by cremating a human body. Excarnation ...37 KB (6,189 words) - 14:58, 3 December 2023
- New York City are Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, and a variety of other religions, as well as atheism. ==Economy== [[Image:New_York_Stock ...37 KB (5,511 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- European religion, along with Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. There is the prominent Indr or Varendr (Warín, Werín from *aparendra); the rainbow ...33 KB (5,092 words) - 07:01, 28 February 2023
- The Matenadaran or Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan, Armenia, is one of the richest depositories of manuscripts and books ...39 KB (5,646 words) - 09:18, 10 March 2023
- to the seven divine beings (Amesha Spenta) in Zoroastrianism (the Amesha Spentas are not messengers, but emanations of Ahura Mazda ("Wise Lord ...37 KB (6,014 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
- Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Islam. During the Heian period, the city of Kyoto in Japan (like many ...40 KB (6,123 words) - 00:13, 10 February 2024
- Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in our solar system and is named after the Roman god of war. It is also known as the "Red Planet ...47 KB (7,206 words) - 16:13, 6 November 2022
- faiths, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Bahá'í, various Eastern Orthodox Churches, Sufism, and others. Immigrants ...40 KB (5,759 words) - 07:54, 9 March 2023
- Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn), is an island country in the Persian Gulf ...38 KB (5,603 words) - 05:46, 26 August 2023
- to Islam, but had a limited impact on the Jews. Zoroastrianism was the first to crumble after the Muslim conquest of Persia. Closely associated with the ...49 KB (7,384 words) - 10:21, 29 January 2024
- empire to convert to Mazdaism, (a form of Zoroastrianism) fearing that Christians might ally with the Roman Empire, which had recently adopted Christianity ...42 KB (6,192 words) - 07:45, 12 January 2024
- the area, displacing the earlier faiths of Zoroastrianism and Buddhism. The Arab victory over the Chinese in 751, at the Battle of Talas, ensured ...41 KB (5,990 words) - 14:07, 3 May 2023
- <!-- --> group = Pashtuns پښتون {{unicode|Paṣtun |image = [[Image:Pashtuns (ethnic group).jpg|300px|]] |caption ...61 KB (8,656 words) - 18:55, 23 March 2023
- *Iranic religions include Zoroastrianism, Yazdanism and historical traditions of Gnosticism (Mandaeanism, Manichaeism). Though distinct from ...54 KB (7,792 words) - 03:38, 8 December 2022
- Persian, in the third century. As a mixture of Zoroastrianism, the old Babylonian religion of the Ophitic type, gnosticism, etc., it was a dualistic ...65 KB (10,155 words) - 19:07, 21 August 2023
- Zoroastrianism might have originated in what is now Afghanistan between 1800 to 800 B.C.E. Ancient Iranian languages, such as Avestan, may have ...50 KB (7,441 words) - 05:59, 16 June 2023
