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    Zoroastrianism (6 posts)
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    This religion was started in the late second millennium BC and was started by a prophet, Zarathustra. He is called Zoroaster in the West and is said to have created this religion after speaking with the Iranian high god, Ahura Mazda. ...
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    Author: * Amir Xerxes - 1 Post on this thread out of 3 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Dec 27, 2005 - 09:18

    Long before the first Hebrew Temple, before the bith of Christ and the Mission of Muhammad, Zarathustra had taught of a single universal god; of the Battle between Good and Evil, the coming of a saviour and the end of the world.

    "If O mortals, you shall hearken diligently unto these commandments which Mazda has commanded you, of happiness and pain, long punishment for the followers of Druj, and blessings for the followers of Asa, then hereafter all shall be well..."
    Zarathustra


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