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1. Ahura Mazda - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahura_Mazda
Description: WebZoroaster claimed that Ahura Mazda used the aid of humans in the cosmic struggle against Angra Mainyu. Nonetheless, Ahura Mazda is Angra Mainyu's superior, not his equal. Angra Mainyu and his daevas, which attempt to attract humans away from the Path of Asha, would eventually be defeated.
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2. Ahura Mazdā | Persian god, Supreme Being, Creator | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ahura-Mazda
Description: WebFeb 23, 2024 · Ahura Mazdā, symbol from a doorway of the main hall of the Council Hall, Persepolis, Iran. Ahura Mazdā, supreme god in ancient Iranian religion, especially Zoroastrianism, the religious system of the Iranian prophet Zarathustra ( c. 6th century bce; Greek name Zoroaster).
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3. Ahura Mazda - World History Encyclopedia
Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/Ahura_Mazda/
Description: WebMar 13, 2017 · Ahura Mazda (also known as Ahuramazda, Harzoo, Hormazd, Hourmazd, Hurmuz, Ohrmazd, 'Lord' or 'Spirit') is the highest spirit worshipped in Zoroastrianism, the old Mede and ancient Persian mythology which spread across Asia predating Christianity. Ahura Mazda is the creator of the universe and all the things in it, being at the same …
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4. Zoroastrianism - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism
Description: WebAhura Mazda, also known as Oromasdes, Ohrmazd, Ormazd, Ormusd, Hoormazd, Harzoo, Hormazd, Hormaz and Hurmz, is the creator deity and the supreme god in Zoroastrianism. He is an uncreated, Omniscient, Omnipotent and benevolent God who has created the spiritual and material existences out of infinite light, and maintains the cosmic law of Asha.
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5. Ahura Mazda - New World Encyclopedia
Link: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ahura_Mazda
Description: WebAhura Mazda is the Avestan name for an exalted divinity of ancient proto-Indo-Iranian origin. It was Ahura Mazda (or Ormazd, in its shortened Pahlavi transliteration) that was declared by Zoroaster (the central prophet of Zoroastrianism) to be the one uncreated creator of all. Contents. 1 Etymology. 2 Zoroaster's Teachings. 3 Worship. 4 Iconography
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6. BBC - Religions - Zoroastrian: God, Zoroaster and immortals
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/beliefs/god.shtml
Description: WebLast updated 2009-10-02. This article examines Zoroastrian beliefs about God, Zoroaster and the immortals. Zoroastrian beliefs about God. One God. Zoroastrians believe in one God, called Ahura...
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7. Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu In Zoroastrianism’s Creation …
Link: https://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-religions/ahura-mazda-0014964
Description: WebFeb 22, 2021 · In art, Ahura Mazda has been depicted in the rock reliefs of the Sassanians, who practiced Zoroastrianism. On the other hand, Angra Mainyu is rarely depicted in art. Ahura Mazda is spelled also variously as Oromasdes, Ohrmazd, Hormazd, and Hurmuz. The name of this deity, translated from the Avestan language, means “Wise Lord.”
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8. Zoroastrianism - Ahura Mazda, Dualism, Heavens | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zoroastrianism/Cosmology
Description: WebZoroastrianism - Ahura Mazda, Dualism, Heavens: In order to vanquish Ahriman, Ormazd created the world as a battlefield. He knew that this fight would be limited in time—it would last 9,000 years—and he offered Ahriman a pact to that effect.
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9. Zoroastrianism - Ahura Mazda, Dualism, Fire Worship | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zoroastrianism/Beliefs-and-mythology
Description: WebIn this battle the whole material universe is, through the entities, potentially enrolled, the Bounteous Spirit being the patron of humankind, Asha of fire, the Good Mind of the Ox, the Dominion of the metals, Aramaiti of the earth, Integrity and …
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10. AHURA MAZDĀ – Encyclopaedia Iranica
Link: https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ahura-mazda
Description: WebJul 29, 2011 · AHURA MAZDĀ (Old Persian Ahuramazda, Parth. Aramazd, Pahl. Ohrmazd/Hormizd, NPers. Ormazd), the Avestan name with title of a great divinity of the Old Iranian religion, who was subsequently proclaimed by Zoroaster as God. His Indian counterpart, it has been argued, was the nameless, exalted Asura of the Rigveda; but …