Facts about Ahura Mazda

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   Zoroaster's hymns known as the Gathas, composed in Avestan, are the oldest texts describing Ahura Mazda and form the core of the Avesta.

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   Ancient Persian kings, including Darius I, invoked Ahura Mazda by name in royal inscriptions carved at Behistun and Persepolis.

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   Worship of Ahura Mazda was the state religion of three successive Persian empires, spanning from the Achaemenid period through the Sasanian era.

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   In Zoroastrian theology, Ahura Mazda is assisted by six divine emanations called the Amesha Spentas, each embodying a specific virtue such as truth or devotion.

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   The supreme deity of Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda represents truth and light and stands in eternal opposition to the destructive spirit Angra Mainyu.

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