Ahura Mazda

Ahura Mazda, meaning "Wise Lord" in Avestan, is the supreme, uncreated, all-knowing god of Zoroastrianism. He is the creator of the material and spiritual universe and the source of asha (truth, right-order, righteousness). In opposition to Ahura Mazda stands Angra Mainyu (later called Ahriman), the destructive spirit — but Ahura Mazda is not dualistic in the sense of two equal forces: he is ultimately supreme, and the eschatology of Zoroastrianism teaches that asha will triumph. The name Ahura