Iranian prophet Zoroaster is the founder of Zoroastrianism, which has existed for more than 2500 years and still has followers. Zoroaster is also the author of the earliest sub-volume "Katai" of Zoroastrian fire code.
We know little about the life of Zoroaster (Zoroaster in ancient Iran). He was born in 628 BC in present-day northern Iran, and we know nothing about his early life. As an adult, he preached his own Protestant doctrine, which was initially opposed; However, by the age of forty or so, he succeeded, and Wang Gai, the monarch of northeastern Iran, believed in his Protestantism. From then on, King Westerba became his friend and protector. According to Iranian legend, Zoroaster lived to be 77 years old, so he died around 55 BC.
Zoroaster's theology combines monotheism and dualism, which is intriguing. According to Zoroaster, there is only one true God, and he calls it Ahumazda (Olmuzd in modern Persian). Ahumazda (the wise Lord, the good god) supports integrity and honesty. But Zoroaster also believed that there was a fierce god-Angela Manuel (Ahriman in modern Persian), who represented evil and hypocrisy. In the real world, there is a constant struggle between the forces of good gods and evil gods. Everyone has the right to make his own choice, whether to stand on the side of the good God or the evil God. Although the two sides of the struggle may be evenly matched in the current situation, Zoroastrianism believes that the power of good gods will eventually win in the long run. Their theology also includes a firm belief in the afterlife.
On moral issues, Zoroastrianism emphasizes integrity and honesty, and opposes asceticism and single system. Zoroastrianism has many interesting religious ceremonies, and some believers stand around their teachers to worship the fire. For example, there is always a pile of sacred fire burning in Zoroastrian temples. However, their unique religious habit is to deal with the dead. They don't bury or cremate the bodies, but feed them to the vultures on the top of the tower (this bird can pick up the bones in a few hours).
Although Zoroastrianism has many elements in common with the older Iranian religion, it did not spread widely in Zoroaster's life. By the middle of the 6th century, around the time of Zoroaster's death, the area where he lived was annexed by cyrus the great to the Persian Empire. In the following 200 years, Zoroastrianism was accepted by Persian kings and won many followers. Zoroastrianism was severely damaged after the Persian Empire was conquered by Alexander the Great, that is, in the second half of the fourth century BC. But the Persians finally gained political independence, and the influence of Greece suddenly declined, and Zoroastrianism immediately recovered. During the Sassanian dynasty (about 226-85 1), Zoroastrianism was established as the Persian state religion.
After the Arab conquest in the 7th century, Persians gradually converted to Islam (in some cases, they were forced to do so, although in principle, Muslims can tolerate the older Zoroastrianism). Around the tenth century, some remaining Zoroastrians fled from Iran to Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf. They and their descendants came to India from the island of Hormuz, forming a small expatriate society. Because they are of Persian descent, Indians call them "Persian Zoroastrianism". Today, there are more than100000 Persian Zoroastrians in India, and most of them live near Mumbai, forming a quite prosperous social group. Zoroastrianism has never completely disappeared in Iran, but only about 200,000 followers remain.
Today, there are fewer believers in the world than Mormonism and Christianity, but Mormonism and Christianity started quite late. From the historical process, the total number of Zoroaster followers is far greater than the latter two, that is, he is included in this book, excluding Joseph Smith and Maria. One of the main reasons for Baker Eddie.
Moreover, Zoroastrianism theology also has an influence on Judaism, Christianity and other religions. Zoroastrianism has a greater influence on Manichaeism, which was founded by Manichaeism. Mani absorbed the idea of fighting between good gods and evil gods; Well became a complex and touching theology through meditation. For a period of time, this new belief he created was a major world religion, but it gradually disappeared afterwards.
Although Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest religions in existence, there is no doubt that it has always been a regional religion, not a major worldwide belief. Therefore, its importance cannot be compared with Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.
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(2) here refers to Xia Guo. Forty-two-year-old Zoroaster gained the belief of Vesti Ba, the King of Summer, and many royal ministers joined in. The Prime Minister of Daxia married Zoroaster's youngest daughter, and religion suddenly flourished.