ZOROASTRIANISM

ZOROASTRIANISM

Zoroastrianism is one the oldest religions in the world and one of the first monotheist religions. It was founded by Zoroaster and it believes in one God, Ahura Mazda. There are very few Zoroastrians in the world today but it still holds an important place. A large part of their population is divided between Iran and India. The Zoroastrians living in India are called Parsis. Zoroastrianism believes in one god, Ahura Mazda who is Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Impossible for a normal human being to conceive, Unchanging, The Creator of everything and The Source of all the goodness and happiness in the world. Zoroastrians are not fire worshippers as is generally believed. Fire is an important symbol in their faith. Fire or light represents the divine light of the Ahura Mazda. Therefore, when a Zoroastrian prays, he prays in the direction of fire or light. They primarily reside in India and Iran. The symbol Faravahar has a head, a soul of human and wisdom of age, the ring means loyalty and faithfulness, the circle stands for emergence of immortal soul, the three rows of tail wings mean bad thoughts, bad words and bad deeds, the three rows of feathered wings mean good reflection, good words and good deed and the hand is reaching for heaven and higher ideals. The whole symbol is inspired from Assyrian ‘Assur’.