Zoroaster
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Truth is best (of all that is) good. As desired, what is being desired is truth for him who (represents) the best truth.
— Ahunuvaiti Gatha; Yasna 27, 14.
Zoroaster
Founder of Zoroastrianism
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He preached cosmic dualism and personal moral choice in ancient Iran, possibly as early as the second millennium BC, and built a religion that ruled an empire for centuries before Islam arrived. Scholars still argue whether Plato and the Abrahamic faiths borrowed his framework of truth against deception.
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Zarathushtra Spitama spoke Old Avestan somewhere in the eastern reaches of Greater Iran—possibly Bactra, in what's now Afghanistan—and trained as a priest from childhood. Around age 30, a divine revelation introduced him to Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord, and a dualism of truth versus deception that would anchor his reform of the ancient Iranian religion. He gained the backing of King Vishtaspa, married three times, fathered six children, and composed the Gathas and the Yasna Haptanghaiti, hymns that became the core of Zoroastrian belief. His philosophy centered on free will and ethical responsibi…
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Zoroaster
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Unto Thee, O Lord, the Soul of Creation cried:"For whom didst Thou create me, and who so fashioned me?
— Ahunuvaiti Gatha; Yasna 29, 1.
Zoroaster
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Thus to the Lord doth Asha, the Truth, reply:"No guide is known who can shelter the world from woe, None who knows what moves and works Thy lofty plans.
— Ahunuvaiti Gatha; Yasna 29, 3.
Zoroaster
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Hearken with your ears to these best counsels, Reflect upon them with illumined judgment. Let each one choose his creed with that freedom of choice each must have at great events.
— Ahunuvaiti Gatha; Yasna 30, 2.
Zoroaster
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In the beginning there were two primal spirits, Twins spontaneously active, These are the Good and the Evil, in thought, and in word, and in deed.
— Ahunuvaiti Gatha; Yasna 30, 3.
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