Amesha Spenta

English Etymology From en ae 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 Bounteous Immortal. Noun * s 1 en Zoroastrianism Any of the six immortal beings created by Ahura Mazda plus Ahura Mazda himself, often equated to archangels, virtues, and elements of nature. en 1967 Walter Eichrodt Theology of the Old Testament http://books.google.com.au/books?id=fom-0E7QjMMC&pg=PA195&dq=%22Amesha+Spenta%22%7C%22Amesha+Spentas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=68LvUO-IHuyiiged5YDgDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Amesha%20Spenta%22%7C%22Amesha%20Spentas%22&f=false 195 Thus whereas Bousset, for instance, regarded the Amesha Spentas of the Zoroastrian religion as a textbook example of the process by which concrete divine beings could be evaporated into abstract figures,2 it is now recognized that the development ran, in fact, in the opposite direction, that is, from the personification of abstract concepts to concrete protecting spirits, while the ancient Persian gods were the object of Zoroaster′s fierce attack.3 en 1998 Peter Clark Zoroastrianism: An Introduction to Ancient Faith http://books.google.com.au/books?id=g2W0keFro08C&pg=PA30&dq=%22Amesha+Spenta%22%7C%22Amesha+Spentas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=68LvUO-IHuyiiged5YDgDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Amesha%20Spenta%22%7C%22Amesha%20Spentas%22&f=false 30 Each Amesha Spenta retains his or her5 individual nature and life which was given at their creation.and it is an act he also accomplishes through the guardianship and identification that the Amesha Spentas have for and with the world. en 2003 Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi 8: The Notions of Divine Being in various Religions Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi World Religions and Islam: A Critical Study Part 1, page 125 Having created Asha,[divine order] Ahura Mazda was its first follower. He rules through His Divine Powers, the Amesha Spenta, the immortal Shining Ones, collectively known as the Haft Amshahspands, the Seven Amesha Spenta. Synonyms Hyponyms: Ahura Mazda, Ameretat, Asha Vahishta, Haurvatat, Khshathra Vairya, Spenta Armaiti, Vohu Manah Descendants Avestan: ae 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 Georgian: ka ამეშა სპენტა Middle Persian: pal 𐭠𐭬𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭯𐭭𐭣 amahraspand Persian: fa امشاسپند amešâspand, fa امهرسپند amahraspand Translations immortal being Polish: pl Ameszaspand m, pl Amesza Spenta m Portuguese: pt Amesha Spenta m Portuguese Noun m +last pt Zoroastrianism en Amesha Spenta any of six immortal being created by Ahura Mazda