Ahura Mazda

Ahuramazda Ahura-Mazda English thumb|In this relief of an investiture scene, Ahura Mazda (right) presents the diadem of sovereignty to Khosrau Parviz. Alternative forms en Ahuramazda Auramazda Ormazd Ohrmazd Hourmazd Hormazd Hurmuz Hormuz Etymology en ae 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁. en Aramazd Hormuz. Proper noun en Q179575 en Zoroastrianism The divinity exalted by Zoroaster as the one uncreated Creator, or God. en 2003 Jeffrey Brodd World Religions 2003: A Voyage of Discovery http://books.google.com.au/books?id=vOzNo4MVlgMC&pg=PA181&dq=%22Ahura+Mazda%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=O7rvUKCwIcn5lAWGlIGQCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Ahura%20Mazda%22&f=false 181 A relief sculpture of Ahura Mazda stands among the ruins of Persepolis in Iran. en 2004 Sarah Iles Johnston Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uvtebmqZZDYC&pg=PA555&dq=%22Ahura+Mazda%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=O7rvUKCwIcn5lAWGlIGQCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Ahura%20Mazda%22&f=false 555 What is important is that Darius and his successors were fervent Mazdeans, that is, worshipers of Ahura Mazda. en 2012 Winfried Corduan Neighboring Faiths: A Christian Introduction to World Religions http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Yba83tvjvZEC&pg=PA190&dq=%22Ahura+Mazda%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=O7rvUKCwIcn5lAWGlIGQCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Ahura%20Mazda%22&f=false 190 Thus Ahura Mazda may be analogous to the Christian Trinity (one God in three persons), except consisting of one God in seven Amesha Spentas. In any event, the doctrine of the Amesha Spentas should not be interpreted in any way that compromises Zoroaster′s monotheism, although it would eventually change in exactly that way after the passing of Zoroaster himself. Derived terms en Mazdaism Mazdaist Mazdean Related terms en Qormusta en Aramazd Translations the one God of Zoroaster Akkadian: akk 𒀭𒀀𒄷𒊒𒈠𒊍𒁕 m d.a-ḫu-ru-ma-az-da Aramaic: arc 𐡀𐡄𐡅𐡓𐡌𐡆𐡃 Official Aramaic Armenian: hy Որմիզդ Avestan: ae 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 阿胡拉·馬茲達 Āhúlā Mǎzīdá, cmn 祆 xiān Czech: cs Ahura Mazda m Elamite: elx 𒀭𒌋𒊏𒈦𒁕 d.u-ra-mas-da Georgian: ka აჰურა მაზდა Greek: el Ωρομάζης, el Αχουραμάσδα Ancient Greek: grc Ὡρομάζης, grc Ὠρομάσδης m Gujarati: gu અહુરમઝ્દ m Hindi: hi होरमज़्द m Japanese: ja アフラ・マズダー Afura Mazudā, ja 祆 ken Kalmyk: xal Хурмст Latin: la Horomazes Parthian: xpr ʾḥwrmzd Persian: fa اهورامزدا ahurâ-mazdâ, fa اورمزد urmazd Old Persian: peo 𐏈 a(h)uramazdā Polish: pl Ahura Mazda m, pl Ormuzd m Portuguese: pt Horomazes m Russian: ru Аху́ра-Ма́зда m, ru Орму́зд m Sogdian: sog 𐼰𐼶𐼴𐽀𐼺𐼵𐽂 ʼxwrmzt, sog 𐼰𐼶𐼴𐽀𐼺𐼵𐽂𐼰 ʼxwrmztʼ, sog 𐼰𐼴𐽀𐼺𐼵𐽂 ʼwrmzt Spanish: es Ahura Mazda m, es Ahura-Mazda m Tajik: tg Ҳурмузд, tg Ҳурмуз, tg Аҳуромаздо See also Amesha Spenta Portuguese Alternative forms pt Ahura-Mazda pt Ahura Masda rare pt Ahura-Masda rare pt Aúra-Masda rare Etymology Borrowed from pt ae 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 Avst. Proper noun m pt Zoroastrianism en Ahura Mazda the one God of Zoroaster pt Horomazes Spanish Alternative forms es Ahura-Mazda Proper noun m es Zoroastrianism en Ahura Mazda