Zarathuštra (Zoroaster)
Ancient (date uncertain) · Iran · Zoroastrianism
Zarathuštra, known in Greek as Zoroaster, was the prophet of ancient Iran and founder of Zoroastrianism; his date is uncertain, with scholars’ estimates ranging over many centuries BCE. His hymns, the Gāthās, in the Avestan language — a close relative of Vedic Sanskrit — praise Ahura Mazdā, the wise Lord. His ethic is summed up as “good thoughts, good words, good deeds”. In India his followers, the Parsis, came to Gujarat by tradition over a thousand years ago and have enriched Indian life ever since.
Zoroastrianism · Gāthās (Avestan) · Ahura Mazdā · Parsis of India