| Ahura-Mazda: The supreme deity, creator
of the world, the principle of good. Amesha-Spenta: One of the seven
archangels.
Ancra Mainyu: The evil creator,
archenemy of Ahura-Mazda.
Avesta: The sacred scriptures of
Zoroastrianism.
Dakhmas: The towers of silence where the
Zoroastrians dispose of their dead by leaving the bodies partially uncovered to be eaten
by vultures. This practice keeps the soil and water from being contaminated with dead
flesh.
Fire Temple: The place where fire
worship is carried on. An important practice in present-day Zoroastrianism.
Gabras: The name given Zoroastrians by Muslims. The term denotes an infidel.
Vivedat (Venidad): A portion of the Avesta containing magic spells and
prescriptions for purification.
Vohu Manah: The archangel also known as
good thought.
Yasna: The most important portion of the Avesta, Zoroastrianism's sacred
scripture.
Zend-Avesta: A third century A.D.
commentary on the Zoroastrian scriptures (Avesta) is known as the Zend. The
combining of the two is called the Zend-Avesta.
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