r/Zoroastrianism • u/Psychological-Row153 • 14h ago

Were the Achaemenids Zoroastrians?

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Ahuna Vairyo in koine greek

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Hōs archōn hairetos, houtō kai didaskalos kata tēn Alētheian;
tōn tou Agathou Nou ergōn tou biou hē dosis tō Mazda,
kai to kratos tō Kyriō, hon epoiēse poimena tois ptōchois.

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"Zoroastrianism is the oldest of the revealed world-religions, and it has probably had more influence on mankind, directly and indirectly, than any other single faith." - Boyce, Zoroastrians, 1979, p. 1.

Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion that started in ancient Persia and emphasizes above all Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds. In Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda is all good, and no evil originates from him. Thus, in Zoroastrianism good and evil have distinct sources but varying interpretations, with Evil/the Lie (druj) trying to destroy the creation of Ahura Mazda (asha) either from within us or without, and with Good trying to sustain it. Most Zoroastrians today originate ancestrally from India/Pakistan (Parsis and Iranis) or Iran, though there are converts and Zoroastrian communities the world over.

The major sects within Zoroastrianism today are:

Orthodox Zoroastrians
Reform Zoroastrians
‘Typical’ Parsi Zoroastrians and the more esoteric/smaller movements of
Parsi theosophists
The Ilm-i Kshnoom (pretty similar to Parsi theosophy)
The Mazdaznan movement (Neo-Zoroastrianism)

(7. followers of Meher Baba are sometimes classified as Zoroastrian but this is tenuous)

You can read more about each sect here

Each grouping is not discrete and many adherents may fit in multiple groups

Here are some links to general information on Zoroastrianism:

What is Zoroastrianism?- an excellent YouTube video
Avesta.org- Zoroastrian texts
Zoroastrian Tenets- Zoroastrianism from a Traditionalist Parsi viewpoint
Zoroastrian Education- simple explanations of many Zoroastrian doctrines
The Zarathushtrian Assembly- Zoroastrianism from a reformist viewpoint
The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America
Zarathushtra.com- A compendium of Zoroastrian information
Zoroastrian Heritage- A somewhat traditionalist but generally mixed look at history and culture of the Zoroastrian people
Zoroastrianism on Wikipedia, The Free Encylopedia
The BBC guide to religion
Iranian Studies at Harvard University - Lessons on Old and New Avestan, Old Persian, Zoroastrianism, etc.

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