Geena nick and hailey
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
OVERVIEW...
- One of the world's oldest monotheistic religions
- Founded by the prophet Zoroaster Approx
- Established 3500 years ago in ancient Iran
- Official religion of Persia (Iran) from 600 BCE to 650 CF
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BELIEFS
- One god- Ahura Mazda (wise lord)
- Anura Mazda created the world
- Elements are pure and fire = God's light or wisdom
- Mazda revealed the truth through the prophet Zoroaster
- Pray several times a day
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Beliefs Cont.
- Worship in a fire temple or Agiary
- Book of the Holy Scriptures is the Avesta
- Split into two groups: Iranians and Parsis
- Maxim: Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds
- Try to live their daily lives by this creed.
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BELIEFS CONT.
- At the age of seven, Zoroastrians are given a sudreh (shirt) and kusti (cord)
- These ceremony garments are sacred
- They tie the kusti around the sudreh 3 times to show the three Goods
- From then on, they perform this ritual with prayer several times a day
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Family and Community
- Home and community oriented religion
- Most worship happens in the family home
- Work towards improving the local com.
- Give generously to charities
- Behind Educational and social initiatives
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Man and God
- Man is considered God's helper
- Positive choices=God's paradise on earth
- Men and women, rich and poor, are all equal
- One surpasses the other through righteousness
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Dualism in Zoroastrianism
- Existence of good and evil
- Cosmically: opposing forces within universe
- Ongoing battle between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu (evil)
- Morally: opposing forces within mind
- Man has the choice of good and evil- evil leads to hell; good leads to heaven
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Ahura Mazda
- God is worshipped as supreme
- Everything God created is pure
- Zoroaster is the prophet of God
- Source of all goodness and happiness
- Creator of life
Ahura Mazda (Wise Lord)
Zoroaster
- Prophet of God
- Man can be close to God through his teachings
- When he was 30, he had a vision and saw God
- First of many visions with God and 5 radiant beings
- Beings were called Amesna Spentas
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Angra Mainyu
- Destructive spirit opposing Ahura Mazda
- Originator of death and all evil
- Dwells in hell
- When a person dies, they will go to heaven or hell
- Their deeds determine their afterlife
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facts...
- Pre-Islamic religion of Persia (Iran)
- Sacred fire must burn continually and fed 5 times a day
- Influenced Western Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- Adherents: 150-200,000
- Disappeared from Persia when Muslims invaded in 637 AD
