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Old 09-26-2009, 02:26 PM
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Default Can somebody please explain the basic concept of Zoroastrianism to me?

Just a brief outline of the Omnipotent God they worship? Some basic traditions? Their afterlife? And the seductive appeal of their religion?
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Old 09-27-2009, 02:26 PM
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As basic as possible?

Its like Christianity without the stupid.
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Old 09-29-2009, 02:26 PM
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Monotheism, good vs evil (good wins in the end) on earth and in the spiritual world. Heaven is blissful and eternal.
They thought of it first. And the appeal is they don't proselytize.
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Old 09-30-2009, 02:26 PM
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Old 10-02-2009, 02:26 PM
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They're prophet is Zoroaster, he also has another name. They're God is Ahura Mazda. They have an anti-God who I think is said they're equal in power, not sure. They say that Good will overcome. They don't try converting. Founded around Persia and persecuted by Alexander the Great and Muslims. Small population in Iraq and Iran and US. They also hold that the bad will burn for three days but then forgiven. They stress moral morality and they have a slogan that's:

-Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds

Some say that this religion was influenced by the Abrahamic Religions others say it's vice verse. Some say that Jermiah's servant was Zoroaster. There's also theories that Abraham or one of his children was Zoroaster.
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Old 10-05-2009, 02:26 PM
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It is came before 3500 Years from Iran. It is of Aryan culture. Aryans were worshiping the Fire as coerce of life, so sun too. Basic three concept 1) Speak Good. 2) Do good. 3) Think Good. if you interested more send the mail to miteshsoriya@yahoo.com.
As time passed it was destroyed and converted by Islamic culture and only few of them survived and living in India near to Bombay. As their language were Farsi, their culture & religion is now called as PARSI religion and messenger was Zarathustra.
All are very nice, loving, co-operative, flexible & humble people and now they have forgotten their language and LentNTndian langauges.
After their death they offer their body to Birds so that atleast few vulture can survices.
Vulture & snack is workshiped because Messenger Zarosthustra was keeping these two with them.
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Old 10-06-2009, 02:26 PM
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Vedics invaded to the south from what is now Russia. They had a polytheistic nature oriented religion that featured a fire ritual. In a fire ritual, hundreds of horses would be sacrificed. The Vedic priests got the idea of doing the sacrifice within their minds in sort of a meditative exercise.

One priest, by the name of Zoroastor had a revelation while in one of these rituals of the mind. He realized their was only one God, not many. He tried to bring this revelation to his people and was run out of town, so to speak. He found another group of people in the middle east to believe him and started a new religion where only one God was recognized.

Something had to be done about the other God's, so they essentially became angels. Eventually this group invaded Israel. So, Zoroastrianism is a precursor to Christianity and the concept of angels in Christian doctrine can be traced back to this one Vedic priest.
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Old 10-07-2009, 02:26 PM
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They believe in Fire. Fire is very important in their religion. They don't accept other cast people in their religion. They believe in purity. They wrote outside of their gate no entry for other cast.
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