Ahura Mazda
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Ahura Mazda is the abstract and transcendant god of Zoroastrianism. Ahura is the adversary of Angra Mainyu, the Zoroastrian representation of evil. Ahura has no image and cannot be represented in any form (See also: faravahar).
Ahura Mazda, derived from the Old Persian Aura-Mazda ("Aura" - Lord, "Mazda" - Wisdom) symbolizes the supreme deity of Zoroastrian and Mazdean religions.
Ahura Mazda is refered to as Ormazd in modern Persian.
External links
- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/ahura_mazda.html[[pt:A�ra-Masda]]
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Ahura_Mazda" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahura_Mazda, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
