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Where did Zoroastrianism live?
Iran
Zoroastrianism was founded in Persia (now Iran), but Zoroastrians have been the subject of persecution under Islamic regimes. Zoroastrianism flourishes more freely in India, where a number of Persian followers immigrated in the 10th century. They are known as Parsis.
What religion was Persian Empire?
By 650 BCE, the Zoroastrian faith, a monotheistic religion founded on the ideas of the philosopher Zoroaster, had become the official religion of ancient Persia. Later Judaism and then Christianity came to Persia via Mesopotamia, with both developing vibrant faith communities in Persian lands.
Where did Zoroaster come from?
Airyanem Vaejah
Zoroaster/Place of birth
Where do most Zoroastrians live?
Recent estimates place the current number of Zoroastrians at around 110,000–120,000 at most, with the majority living in India, Iran, and North America; their number has been thought to be declining.
What language did Zoroaster speak?
Zoroastrian Dari language
| Dari | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Central Iran |
| Region | Yazd and Kerman |
| Native speakers | 8,000–15,000 (1999) |
| Language family | Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Western Northwestern II Tatic Kermanic/Central Plateau Southeastern Dari |
What did Zoroaster do?
Zoroaster is credited with authorship of the Gathas as well as the Yasna Haptanghaiti, hymns composed in his native dialect, Old Avestan and which comprise the core of Zoroastrian thinking. Most of his life is known from these texts.
When was Hinduism founded?
Most scholars believe Hinduism started somewhere between 2300 B.C. and 1500 B.C. in the Indus Valley, near modern-day Pakistan. But many Hindus argue that their faith is timeless and has always existed. Unlike other religions, Hinduism has no one founder but is instead a fusion of various beliefs.
What did Zoroaster teach?
Zoroaster believed in one creator God, teaching that only one God was worthy of worship. Furthermore, some of the deities of the old religion, the Daevas (Devas in Sanskrit), appeared to delight in war and strife.
Who was Zoroaster and what did he teach?
According to Zoroastrian tradition, Zoroaster had a divine vision of a supreme being while partaking in a pagan purification rite at age 30. Zoroaster began teaching followers to worship a single god called Ahura Mazda.
When did Zoroaster born?
Zoroaster/Born
Which is older Hinduism or Zoroastrianism?
Its founder, Zarathustra, wrote down hymns that predate written Sanskrit literature, which makes it possible to claim Zoroastrianism as being older than Hinduism, formally codified.