Ahuramazda is the only god of ancient Iranians and Zoroastrians.
According to the Zoroastrian belief, he is the only God, the creator of existence and the giver of blessings. He is Ahura Mazda who takes man to heaven or hell because of his deeds..
Throughout the Ghats, Ahuramazda is for Zoroaster the only powerful, creative and all-knowing god, whose place is at the highest point of the sky..
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Ahura Mazda is the only god of ancient Iranians and Zoroastrians. According to Zoroastrians, he is the only God who creates existence and gives blessings. It is Ahura Mazda who takes man to heaven or hell because of his deeds. In the Avestan calendar of ancient Iranians, the first day of every month is named after Ahura Mazda. In all the Ghats, Ahuramazda is for Zoroaster the only powerful, creative and all-knowing god, whose place is at the highest point of the sky..
Ahuramazda is a compound of the Indo-Iranian word Ahura and the Avestan Mazda means the wise lord. This compound name, which appears in the Avesta as Ahuramzda, has been changed to Ahurmazd, Hormuzd, and Hormuz in Pahlavi texts.. Before the Achaemenid period, one cannot find traces of Yazdonology and Iranian beliefs except in the myths and stories of Pishdadians and Kayans. Yashta, although it is a part of the late Avesta, is one of the richest sources of ancient Iranian Yazdonology before Zoroastrian due to its mythological structure. Yashta is a rich collection of North and Northeast Iran literature.
The Achaemenian petroglyphs are the oldest documents in which we repeatedly find the name of Ahura Mazda.. We do not know anything about Cyrus' faith in Ahura Mazda. In his cylindrical tablet in the Babylonian language, he mentioned Marduk, the God of the Babylonians, as the greatest God.. There is no writing from Cambodia either . There is also doubt about the authenticity of Arsham and Arya Ramneh tablets . Therefore, the oldest written work that mentions Ahura Mazda is the petroglyph of Darius in Biston.. Since this date, the successors of Darius have abundantly mentioned the name of Ahura Mazda as their god. Achaemenidians, in addition to believing that Ahuramazda created the earth, also said that he chooses the king, and in this way they gave a sacred color to their monarchy..
Ahuramazda has more than seventy names in the Avesta
The source of knowledge and awareness – Giver of flocks and herds – could – The best truth – source of blessing – wisdom – the wise – knowledge – Dana – Rebirth – Verjavand – Ahura – the strongest – Out of reach of the enemy – invincible – To the reward holder – Guard – treatment department – the creator – Mazda – Creator and Guardian – Identifier and the holiest Mino – very knowledgeable – Chare Bakhsh-Pishwa- The best leader – Ashwin – the most – Farhmand- The most knowledgeable – very sighted – Much more sighted- Camera - the best camera- back and shelter- Identifier – Breeder-Shahriar Dadgar – Invincible - Invincible - Conqueror - Defeater - The One Creator - The Giver of all horrors - The Giver of all good things – Forgiving - doing good by his own will- beneficial- powerful- Grand-elegant Shahriari and and and and
But among all these names and attributes, Zoroaster chose Mazda as his only god
Hormoz and Ahriman are Zarvan's sons in Zarvani's school. Before the creation of heaven and earth and everything that exists, there was a truth named Zarvan who prayed and practiced for a thousand years until he gave birth to a child named Hormazd, who created this child of heaven, earth, and everything in mind.. After Zarvan had prayed for a thousand years, he doubted whether all this hard work was in vain. He was still thinking that Hormazd got pregnant with Ahriman. Hormazd was the result of prayer and Ahriman was the result of doubt.. He thought to himself that I have two children in my womb, whichever one comes out sooner, I will make him king. Hormuzd understood the father's thoughts and told Ahriman. Ahriman tore open the father's stomach and stood in front of him. Zarvan did not recognize him and asked who are you? Ahriman replied, I am your child. Zarvan said, "My child is fragrant and bright, and you are dark and smelly.". At this time, Hormuzd was born, who was fragrant and bright. Zarvan gave Hormuzd the brush that he used to pray. : Until now I was praying for your coming, from now on you must pray for me. As soon as Zarvan gave Hormuzd the handle of Bersem, Ahriman came forward and complained and said, "Didn't you make an agreement that each of your children will come to you first and make him king?" Zarvan told Ahriman to avoid breaking the pact : O malignant and liar, let the kingdom be yours for nine thousand years, and after that I will appoint Hormazd as your king.. After nine thousand years Hormazd reached the kingship and acted as he wished. Then Hormazd and Ahriman started to create and everything that Hormazd created was good and right and what Ahriman did was bad and crooked.
The Sassanid dynasty was founded under the rule of religious people and they worshiped Ahura Mazda. This tradition was common in Pars since the Achaemenid period.. The Sassanians believed that the kings were from the seed of God. The Ahuramazda of the Sassanids is completely different from the Ahuramazda of the Ghats. In the Sasanian petroglyphs, the kings take the royal ring from Ahuramazda, and Ahuramazda at this time takes the form of a man standing in front of the king and This arrangement of Ahura Mazda, which had a symbolic design during the Achaemenid era, was transformed into a human form at this time. The royal dihim is in Ahura Mazda's right hand and the holy symbol is in his left hand, and he has brought his right hand forward to present the dihim to the king..
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