Zarathustra (also given as Zoroaster, Zartosht, Zarathustra Spitama, l. c. 1500-1000 BCE) was the Persian priest-turned-prophet who founded the religion of Zoroastrianism (also given as Mazdayasna “devotion...
Zarathustra (Zoroaster) was a religious leader, philosopher, and the founder of Zoroastrianism, a monotheistic religion which recognizes the competing forces of good and evil.
🕊 Zarathustra Today: A Fading Fire Still Burning Zoroastrianism, once followed by millions, now numbers fewer than 200,000 adherents worldwide—mostly in Iran and among the Parsi community of India, descendants of those who fled Muslim conquest centuries ago. Yet the legacy of Zarathustra remains profound. His voice still calls out from ancient texts, challenging humanity to think clearly ...
Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, was an ancient Persian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions. Although the exact dates of his life are uncertain, he is traditionally believed to have lived sometime between 1500 and 600 BCE. Zoroaster’s teachings centered on the worship of Ahura Mazda, the supreme god, and emphasized the dualistic ...
Contents Introduction Zarathushtra (also spelt Zarathustra), or Zoroaster as he is known in the west, is the founder of the religion that came to be known as Zoroastrianism. Zarathushtra lived and preached in the ancient land of Airyana Vaeja, or Aryan land.
Who Was Zoroaster? What little is known of Zarathustra biographically is gleaned primarily from the Zend-Avesta, the bible of Zoroastrianism, which Zarathustra is said to have authored. In this work, he is referred to under his family name of Spitama “white” as well as the name “Zaraϑuštra”, as written in his native language of Avestan. […]