The name Zoroaster (Ζωροάστηρ) is a Greek rendering of the Avestan name Zarathustra. He is known as Zartosht and Zardosht in 展开

Some scholars believe Zoroastrianism started as an Indo-Iranian polytheistic religion: according to Yujin Nagasawa, "like the rest of the Zoroastrian texts, the Old Avesta does not teach monotheism". By contrast, Md. Sayem characterizes Zoroastrianism as being … 展开

Tenets of faith
In Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda is the beginning and the end, the creator of everything that can and cannot be seen, the eternal and uncreated, the all-good and source of Asha. In the Gathas, the most sacred texts of … 展开

Zoroaster
Zoroastrianism was founded by Zoroaster in ancient Iran. The precise date of the founding of the religion is uncertain and estimates vary wildly from … 展开

Zoroastrianism contains multiple classes of divine beings, who are typically organised into tiers and spheres of influence.
Ahuras
The Ahura are a class of divine beings "inherited by … 展开

Throughout Zoroastrian history, shrines and temples have been the focus of worship and pilgrimage for adherents of the religion. Early … 展开

Avesta
The Avesta is a collection of the central religious texts of Zoroastrianism written in the old Iranian dialect of 展开