Zoroastrianism
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Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, originating in ancient Persia and centered on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster and the worship of the supreme god Ahura Mazda.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zoroastrian | 1 |
| Zoroastrian priesthood | 1 |
| Zoroastrianism (historical) | 1 |
| Zoroastrianism (likely) | 1 |
| Zoroastrianism (traditional attribution) | 1 |
| Zoroastrians | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Iranian religion
ⓘ
monotheistic religion ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| centralDeity | Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| clergyTitle |
dastur
ⓘ
mobed ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
asha
ⓘ
druj ⓘ ethical dualism ⓘ free will ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
good deeds
ⓘ
good thoughts ⓘ good words ⓘ righteousness ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| eschatologyIncludes |
final judgment
ⓘ
resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| ethnoReligiousCommunity |
Iranian Zoroastrians
ⓘ
Parsis ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Zoroaster ⓘ |
| funeraryPractice | exposure of the dead in Towers of Silence ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Amesha Spentas
ⓘ
Chinvat Bridge ⓘ Fravashi ⓘ Saoshyant ⓘ final renovation of the world ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Faravahar
ⓘ
fire altar ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| holyBook | Avesta ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian eschatology
ⓘ
Islamic eschatology ⓘ Manichaeism ⓘ Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| initiationRite | navjote ⓘ |
| languageOfScripture |
Avestan language
ⓘ
surface form:
Avestan
|
| modernCenter |
India
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ |
| moralMaxim | good thoughts, good words, good deeds ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Persia
|
| placeOfWorship | fire temple ⓘ |
| prohibits |
contamination of earth by corpses
ⓘ
contamination of fire by corpses ⓘ |
| recognizesSpirit |
Angra Mainyu
ⓘ
Spenta Mainyu ⓘ |
| ritualElement | fire ⓘ |
| scripturePart |
Avesta
ⓘ
surface form:
Gathas
|
| teaches | cosmic struggle between good and evil ⓘ |
| veneratedFigure | Zoroaster ⓘ |
| worships | Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
Referenced by (61)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.