Avestan & Zoroastrian Terms
Glossary

Avestan & Zoroastrian Terms

Status · Pramāṇita
Source · Uncited
Period · Eternal

Asha — Truth, righteousness, cosmic order — Zoroastrian analogue of ṛta/dharma.

Yazata — Worthy of worship; a Zoroastrian divine being below Ahura Mazda.

Ahura Mazda — Wise Lord; the supreme Zoroastrian creator-god.

Amesha Spenta — Bounteous Immortal; one of seven aspects of Ahura Mazda.

Humata, Hūkhta, Huvarshta — Good thoughts, good words, good deeds — the Zoroastrian ethical triad.

Fravashi — Guardian spirit of each human being.