Asha
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Asha is a central Zoroastrian and Iranian mythological concept representing truth, cosmic order, and righteousness that upholds the moral and natural structure of the universe.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian mythological concept
ⓘ
Zoroastrian concept ⓘ cosmic principle ⓘ religious concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Gathas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cosmic order
ⓘ
justice ⓘ light ⓘ moral order ⓘ natural order ⓘ purity ⓘ righteousness ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Amesha Spentas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Zoroastrian cosmology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zoroastrian eschatology ⓘ Zoroastrian ethics ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
chaos
ⓘ
evil ⓘ falsehood ⓘ |
| coreDoctrineOf | Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorDeity | Ahura Mazda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| embodies |
divine law
ⓘ
right order of existence ⓘ |
| equivalentInMiddlePersian | Ardā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentInNewPersian | Ardī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalOf | Zoroastrian moral life ⓘ |
| influenced |
concepts of truth in Iranian culture
ⓘ
later Iranian religious thought ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Avestan ⓘ |
| maintains |
moral structure of the world
ⓘ
natural structure of the world ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Druj ⓘ |
| personifiedAs | Asha Vahishta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankInAmeshaSpentas | second ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | ṛta ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| requires |
good deeds
ⓘ
good thoughts ⓘ good words ⓘ |
| roleInJudgment | criterion for judging souls ⓘ |
| textualSource | Avesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ultimateTriumphOver | Druj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upheldBy | Ahura Mazda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.