The amount of Sanskrit words in Zoroastrianism is fascinating. Words like gatha 13:20 which literally mean "saga" in Sanskrit and Marathi make me wonder if Persians were heavily influenced by Indus valley civilization and Hindus in general
- Cogito - Zoroastrianism isn’t about beliefs but inner reflections and transformation. And Zurvan can be described as an Infinite Void from which all things come and into which all things return. Ahura Mazda being the creator aspect of the divine and Angra Mainyu (Ahriman) being the destroyer aspect of the divine. These are principles
- Cogito - This discusses Zurvan. It’s sad that you didn’t go into detail because it’s quite crucial to Zoroastrianism en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurvanism www.crystalinks.com/zurvan.html
Let me tell you all a very famous story about Zoroastrians in India: so when Muslims invaded Iran zoroastrian refugees came to India went to the King's court of that region asked the king to give them shelter the king showed them a glass full of milk and told them that this land is already full ,how would they live here then one of the refugees took out some sugar and mixed it into the milk and told the king that just like the sugar dissolves in milk we will also dissolve in this country and would live peacefully here.
Additionally, I think the point was that just as the sugar did not displace the milk but made it sweeter, the refugees too would not displace the residents but make the community sweeter.
@@fauziyamomin7774 , don't live in a closed box . Open up your mind , get yourself liberated from negative existence and get yourself educated . Live with beauty in the heart and appreciate the history of peoples from many lands throughout the the world . People believe many things and it is part of their culture ,tradition and philosophy and it gives their lives beauty , hope and direction . As long as your practice good thoughts , good words and good deeds in your travel in this life , it will be worthy and fulfilling . Or else all you will be doing is judge , measure and compare and make , not only your life miserable , but others too . GROW UP Fauziya and be happy you got a chance to learn about the world around you through this miracle called the internet .
@@fauziyamomin7774 , whether a story is true or fake , it is not important . Throughout history every religion is in conflict with each other and this has caused much horror to the people . Every religion has its beauty and also its ugliness. Forget the stories which only aims to glorify itself and focus on its essence . When you do that , you will know that all religions want us to be good , responsible , loving and compassionate and kind human beings . The problem of the world now is that politics has control over religion and that is the evil that is making all of the world suffer with wars , destruction and hopelesness . Travel beautifully with a heart of compassion and kindness for all human beings and know that there is a Universal force of goodness which we call by many names but whose essence is one . Keep well and e happy always Fauziya . TQ
So as a practicing Zoroastrian from a traditional Parsi family who studies the Avestan and Pahlavi languages, I really have to commend you on this video. It was fantastic, probably the best I've seen and explained really well! Good job my friend!
@@AndrewFullerton Definitely! When I go more into Persian history, I'll do a few on ancient Persian religion and beliefs including of course Zoroastrianism. Thanks!
@mohammad ezatzadeh I've been to Zoroastrian sites in Iran - pir-i-sabz, pir-i-hireesht, the atashkadehs in Yazd, Kerman, Tehran and Shiraz and also been to Pasargadae and Takht-i Jamshid. Loved it!
@Sanskar Gupta Yes, I'm Parsi, so while my ancestry is Iranian, several generations of my family have lived in India. I was born in the US though, so that technically makes me an American.
@@abdi8104 present india is in a hyper nationalist state and you will find them everywhere including youtubes comments section. The rest of us in india can just hope this reich also implodes eventually.
As an American Zoroastrian (native Mazanderani), it really warms my heart to see people spreading the religion of Ahura Mazda and the Prophet Zarathustra!. I am glad you made a video with it! along with. islam and judaism since it influenced them. I am glad to see people being told about it
FUN FACT: ZOROASTAR WAS A MUSLIM PROPHET, EXACTLY LIKE ADAM, NOAH, ABRAHAM, MOSES, JESUS AND MUHAMMAD. ZOROASTER WAS GIVEN A BOOK from GOD AND PREACHED THE ONE GOD RELGION ISLAM to his people. UNFORATNTLY AFTER HIS DEATH, the persians corrupted zoroasters holy book, became disbelievers and left the one god relgion islam. Belive in all the prophets of Allah revert back to islam if you want to br saved from the torture of Hell and be entered into paradise.
Just get on any Big City Bus and you will meet a modern-day Prophet who has the inside scoop on Life/Secrete of the Universe/coming Apocolypse...The latest Fraud was the "Mayor" of CHOP in Seattle... and the Mayor and Governor LOVED him since he was just the "Right Color".
As a Zorostrian I appreciate your video! However, I need to add we do not believe in heaven and hell the way described in Ebrhamic religions. We do not believe in eternal torture or burning in fire forever. Heaven=House of Song; Hell=House of Disease... and hell is not permanent!
Ya it's all like hinduism or other Dharmic traditions where you will be served in heaven or hell for some specific duration , decided by Yama depending upon Karma
Would it be better to say "you become hell, you become heaven."? X Polluted fire with smoke.. regardless of belife this way of describing dark is really nice.
From what I understand, the fire in hell which at least Christianity has was a Zoroastrian metaphor for burning the impurity and sin of the person condemned to hell and not as just torture of the forever damned.
The similarity of Zoroastrianism and Hinduism is uncanny. The fire ritual in both rituals, the description of daevas in Zoroastrianasim and the description of devas in Hinduism, the knowledge of daevas being the 'vid' and knowledge of devas being 'Veda', Mazda being the wise lord in Zoroastrianism and the ban of worship of the wise lord 'Brahma' in Hinduism, ahura-ashura - these all are very intriguing.
The Most Famous and Humble Farsi (Zoroastrian) in the whole World Mr. Ratan Tata (CEO of 113 Billion Dollar Company) Sadly the no. Of farsi in India Is less than 50 thousand in a country with a population of 1.3 billion, but their contribution helped build India without Farsi's india wouldn't have become what it is today Massive Respect
@@davidperrier6149 yes they played very important role in making India 5th Largest Economy in the world. They were the one who brought industrial revolution in India.
It goes both ways, the Parsis after escaping persecution in their own lands could migrate and settle in a foreign land where they assimilated and were able to prosper.
@@noname13years62 bullshit. He is full parsi. His predecessor JRD Tata's mother was a French lady and father was Dorabji Tata who was again a full Parsi Indian.
Pretty interesting that even though Hinduism and Zoroastrianism are the exact opposite(the God in Hinduism Dev are demons in Zoroastrianism Daeve and demon of Hinduism Asura are Gods in Zoroastrianism Ahura) they didn't try to destroy each other like Abrahamic religions.
Well we do have some records of Zoroastrians being violent tho. daiva inscription records Xerxes personally destroying "daiva" temple and telling them to rejects Their religions.
@@chayudyodchit2872 I will read about this, as far as I know Iran before Islam never attacked India because of religion and both countries had good relations that is why during Arab invasions Iranian came to India.
@@donalddude7568it's is unknown if daiva inscription was referring to hindu or not (since the terms "daiva" or "daeva" could be used in both ways "false gods" or "demons") but we do have this in Sasanian period. "after kingdom and place after place throughout the whole empire the services of Ahura Mazda and the Yazads became preeminent, and great dignity came to the Mazdayasnian religion and the magi in the empire, and the Yazads and water and fire and small cattle in the empire attained great satisfaction, while Ahriman and the devs were punished and rebuked, and the teachings of Ahriman and the devs departed from the empire and were abandoned. And Jews, Sramans (Buddhists), (10) *Brahmins* , Nasoreans (Orthodox Christians), (Gnostic) Christians, Maktak (Baptisers), and Zandiks (Manichaeans) in the empire were smitten, and destruction of idols and scattering of the stores of the devs and god-seats and nests was abandoned"
@@chayudyodchit2872 I think the daiva is referring to Hindu Gods because the highest revered deity of RigVeda, Indra is shown as a demon. Also by demon I don't mean demon in Abrahamic sense but that demon means evil.
The fact deva means god in ancient lativina, German and other European language make me think why did Persian made deva as bad guy? Something to do with ancient history I guess. Also in vedic texts devas are not completely good and asura are not completely bad they are people of 2 sides fighting for throne right now deva won and are at throne. Yes deva are kinda portrayed as good in our texts. But they belong to same family at times deva and asura have even helped each other.
Howdy! Religion teacher from Texas here. Your animation has gotten so much better over time, and the pacing of your scripts is much more usable for classroom teaching. At some point, you may think about re-doing your video on Buddhism with your new skills and pacing. It is great to see the growth of this channel.
I’m from Afghanistan and come from a traditionally muslim culture. As kids, we’ve been told that Zoroastrianism was our pre-Islamic religion and it’s a heresy religion because they worship fire instead of God. We also have a dance called the attan in which we perform certain movements while moving in a continuous circle one behind another. I know now that the dance dates back to Zoroastrian times and back than, they use to dance around a burning fire. The fire aspect vanished with time and only the circling motion continued in our memories. Zoroastrianism is a very sophisticated and grandiose religion worthy of my deepest respect. It sound a lot like the three Abrahamic religions; specially Christianity.
This perception of fire being evil is very Islamic, the fact that the fire is slowly being removed from the tradition is so sad! Fire is warmth and light.
Fun fact, in Hindu mythology the Daevas are the gods while the demons are called Asura. And in Persian, "s" is often pronounced as "h" so it becomes Ahura. So for some reason ancient Indian and Persian mythologies *might* have had each others gods as the evil ones. Edit: pls stop spamming my notifications with idiotic idolatry and xenophobia
But in Persian, Div(modern version of Daeva) literally means devil and Ormazd(modern version of AhuraMazda) literally means lord. I think there might an indo-european connection between the word "Div" and "Devil" as well so this theory is probably not true
I had a history teacher once who made a good argument as to why Deva and Asura meant the opposite in Hinduism. She said when the two cultures met and the Persian's kept referring to the Hindu gods as Daevas or "devils and false gods" the Hindus were like, "uhhh yeah I guess you can call them Daevas" so they eventually came to refer to their gods as Daevas, and the Hindus referred to the Persian false gods as Ahuras so the words came to represent all the demons and false gods in Hinduism. Just a theory, absolutely zero evidence but sounds like a fun theory
The Sanskrit word Devá & Avestan word Daēva both come from the Proto-Indo-Iranian word *daywás, meaning "god" The Sanskrit word Ásura & Avestan word Ahura both come from the Proto-Indo-Iranian word *Hásuras, meaning "deity" Make of that what you will
my parents have always told me my fathers side of the family have very strong Zoroastrian roots and just the last 2 hundred years my dads side converted to islam as islam is the main religion in iran (im Persian) tbh ive always been curious what Zoroastrianism is and this video really taught me alot about my ancestors religion.
Most likely the case zarathustra people have replaced devas and asuras in opposite way. Because in hindu mythology indra dev (God of thunder) is devtha very smilar to Greek God Zeus and God Thor both share similar story of having hammer and killing demon. Also indra deva is king of other devthas (the sun god, the moon etc etc) Above all these God there are 3 main(Bramha, Vishnu, shiva) Among all 3, shiva is called as "Mahadev" the gods of all gods who is similar to that of Allah in Islam God who is formless and has no end. But Hindus believe shiva has shape and is also shapeless, since humans need shape to worship we have a form of shiva in form of ligam which means symbol in Sanskrit
When I was A LOT younger I came across a History Channel documentary about Zoroastrianism, and when the name of Ahura Mazda came up, I remember thinking "Personal Diety what kind of religion would name it's chief Diety after a Japanese car?"
Yes we can, I really appreciate how well they convey expression and emotion with very simple motions, that's cool. Sounds kinda fancy when I put it like that, oh well
Love to al my Persian Zoroastrian ❤️🔥our old Persian empire wil rise soon again like our fathers Achaemenid Sasanid ... Persian the people of fire 🔥 the people of king of kings . Father of Middle East ❤️❤️❤️🔥
Zoroastrianism is one of the most underrated religions in world! Unfortunately, they do not get enough credit for all of their contributions to this world.
It's unfortunate Persian's lost their homeland to others. I am happy India contributed in saving a glorious culture and history that came along. I wish all Persian's prosperity and I'm proud that two oldest and greatest cultures are now living as one in India. Peace
@@attitudekilleroriginal your hair is just gorgeous dude, please never shave it. You have a hare-kršna hairstyle popular in India I believe, that might look good on you lol. Btw, is it a religious hairstyle? I have seen many Hindus in Croatia wear it in hare kršna temples.
I'm happy that indian kings offered hospitality to parsi refugees. They played a prominent role in independence, defense and industrial development of India. Wish all other religion refugees or converts to contribute something for this country.
Do you believe in Science or God? If you believe in Science, I will add some pointers. If you Irrational, Illogical religions person, I will save my breath for something better.
It's summer in London but I haven't seen the sun since three weeks ago. It's only cloudy and gloomy every day. As soon as I can move to a tropical sunny country, I will. I'm thinking Madagascar or Seychelles.
The grandfather of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Perhaps one of the underrated faiths in existence, given that it has been adapted into the latter religions that came later.
@Adhishree Singh What's the point?? They all believe in so many gods and goddesses like thousands of years ago how Greeks and Romans believed. Bottom line is Hindu people are still stuck in thousands of years ago.
In Zoroastrianism, the Asuras/Ahuras were regarded as Good, while Devas were regarded as bad. In Vedic Hinduism Asuras were regarded as bad, while Devas were regarded as good.
And Parsis are the smallest yet influential and one of the richest communities impacting military, film industry, business, etc. And they are probably the most quiet community of the nation. We all are proud to have them as the members of this country!
@kusum thakur i can say the zoroastraints freedom fighters who went against to british and involve in freedom fight we are proud of them because the way they grown and made their part in making india a nuclear country to multinational conglomerate companies like TATA group and Godrej industries
it is incredible nice to see people with opposing faiths being able to get along.... then i recall Hinduism ISNT a monotheism. and not made to control and abuse people, its a guide line for culture and thoughts. and it all makes sense again...
As a Zoroastrian, (and a tough critic) I was curious to see what this video had to say. BRAVO Cogito!! It's simple, uncomplicated, precise and factual. I was v. pleased to notice how you explained the Tower of Silence - usually a bone of contention for the younger generation of Zoroastrians, who have aged & realized that being Zoroastrian is not only a privilege (since we don't encourage conversion) but an honor. "Tab for a cause" - What a WONDERFUL idea, concept, and simple way to better our world. I shall not only join, but tell my Zoroastrian & other friends about it - THANK YOU. Shine on Cogito - USHTA-TE!!
no religion encourages conversion yet all do. Same as me an Hellene is called degradingly a Greek(coward) because some of my ancestors were cowards to refuse christianity because they would die from the lions.
Conversion is not allowed in Zoroastrianism as it is caste based and if you’re not born into a caste then you can’t be one. If it allows conversion then that religion is no longer called Zoroastrianism and is a more modern religion.
@@yusefkhan1752 Caste based my FOOT!! That's what you'll say about Hinduism to lure people to Islam in India - Don't even try that with Zoroastrianism!! We are Hindu friendly in India, Christian friendly in the West & respect all religions - Even Islam in spite of Islam taking over Iran & ruining it for good!! DO NOT GO THERE & show every1 just how limited your vision is & be a total embarrassment to your kind!!
We Iranians, are a blessed people, and we didn't even know it. We as people suffered for some years. TBH I hated the fact I was Iranian, but now I'm overwhelmed by pride!
Imagine if there is one God with weak memory who tries to spread word about him but accedently always mixes the stories and creates many different religons
Sebastian Schumann yes, we might end up with Jewish, Christians and Islam who hate each other instead o pure original teachings of this parent. Oh what a world it could have been. Thankfully I’m now an agnostic humanist.
Abraca Deborah wtf? Its the Rabbis and Popes who Just changed these holybook meanings and Booom ! Abraham religion: One God and All messengers.. but these dude Made Jesus as God And Jews are Believe in Yehweh or Allah but disbelieve on prophet Mohammed
@Finn Spooner not all Christianity started off like that, Gnosticism believed the Jewish God, although being the being that brought our world and life into existence, is actually a lesser, corrupt entity that is under the one true God but not aware of its existence. Jesus was meant to be an agent of the true God, sent to open mankind's eyes to his nature. These ideas were denounced and suppressed by the early church, but makes for an interesting read.
Abrahamic religions: Hey dude can I please copy your homework? Zoroastrianism: Alright but don't make it too obvious Abrahamic religions: Edit: can't believe i have to say this but this comment is a joke and doesn't necessarily reflect my actual views, so don't treat it as such. also, if you're a fan of shitshow comment threads, be my guest.
That is because they are all from the same GOD....just several revelations over the years to make the world ready step by step and according to the culture and language of several nations that it was released in steps "the one and only religion" which called for the worship of God, the one true GOD and abandon any other false "gods" and surrender to him alone 😅 So nothing about you said is against what any muslim would ever claim, it's even mentioned in the quran by the way
Merro Merro then how did Mohammed Made almost the exact same spirital journy as a Zoroastrier did? Meeting God, flying on a horse like creature, getting something to drink, talking to prophets, etc.?
@@janbasdegroot2186 it's not the same if I might break it to you :D but about that "horse" the "Burak" it was widely used amongst the angels and the prophets almost all of them either saw or at least knew of it so it doesn't make anything outside the explanation I've given previously AGAIN.....all prophets came with the same "message" and all of them recieved that particular message from the same angels so it's the same system to begin with. the difference is all of them got corrupted "somehow" and this is the main reason a revelation after revelation had to appear to correct the path till the last one when God finally made HIS own clarification that there's no more revelations to be sent and that that particular final book "Quran" will be reserved for mankind to never say "we didn't know about that"
@@janbasdegroot2186 + not to sound "skeptical" or disrespectful but the thing is.....the Quran and the sera "which is the prophet's life" were recorded and written down in words far earlier from the Zaradish one and you can easily check this out and see when did the muslims started recording events into books and registration took place among them whilst compare that to when the zardaish "by date" started to do so to know if someone might have taken from the other :D "a book written down is a proof according to the date and not just some claims about a religion that came before and just said" words must be authenticated with dates to tell who proceeded who not just a revelation because yes a revelation might proceed another but that doesn't mean that it has been "reserved" correctly. Books can be "imitated" you know and some might take from that "first" book to add to his own book to make it look more divine or sacred :D again I'm not claiming that it's not likely to be true to happen with Zaradish again it's all about same God and same angels with some corruption of course and thus no authentication until Quran and islam was completed and revealed but dates matter for registration to act as a proof and islam did it first
@Madoka Apologetics Yeah… no. Judaism and Islam both heavily borrowed from Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrian influence is even taught (albeit briefly) in many Hebrew and Islamic schools. This is a generally accepted fact by theologists and historians.
It's interesting that you mention how the pre-Zoroastrian religion in Iran worshipped gods derived largely from the Hindu pantheon. India and Persia have a lot in common culturally and historically and it's a shame that Persia often takes a backseat or is "the other side" when history is presented unless they're talking about Cyrus the Great.
Brother, do you mean that Zarathustra originated from the gods of India? If this is what you mean, you are wrong And if you do not mean that, I sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding. With love to the people of India, Amir from Iran 🇮🇷😍
The brother of most Iranians is apparently Muslim, but inwardly they are still the same Iranians thousands of years ago Only our government is trying to talk less about the glorious history of Iran But we, the people of Iran, have always been committed to our history. I hope that our government will give up too much Islamism as soon as possible so that we, the people of Iran and you, the people of India, can introduce our commonalities to the world.
@@kevinhuddleston4219 do you want to jump off the bridge of judgement now, or wait until you die and are pushed? You do realise that everything Jesus represents and attempted to teach us is distilled Zoroastrian?
@Johnny rotten Christ is the way ,the truth and the life. Christianity is not a religion like so many religions are, Christianity is God reaching down to us people every were in a way clear path, not us trying to make a reach for God. The Lord Jesus provided a way by His Sacrifice on the cross on our behalf, but we must claim it.
I was interested in learning about different religions a year ago, so I searched on TH-cam and your videos popped out. I clicked it and the next thing you know I literally binged watched your videos. I love your explanations, made it easy for me to understand!! thanks for making them, very educational and knowledgeable! :D xx
I like that they don't care what you believed, only what you did. That way, even if you are atheist, you still get in, so long as you haven't been a dick. I don't trust religions that require you to believe to be saved. It is just a scare tactic to keep people believing. If whoever you love threatens to hurt you if you stop loving them, this is a terrible sign of an abusive lover.
Not really, Judaism is as old as Zoroastrianism if not older. It is most likely that both religions stemmed from the same religion. And the idea of 1 creator God is only an abrahamaic belief (Zoroastrians believe the evil "God" also created things).
Bucko Judaism pre excillic and post excillic periods have two different religious theologies, the post excillic has plenty of Zoroastrian thought that doesn’t exist in pre excelling judaisim 500bce
Abrahamic beliefs way longer before the Zoroastrian and Hindu. Then come Judasim and Christianity, the young ones Islam. Brahma = =/= Abraham Saraswati = =/= Sarah
Eriq Carey WTH because you just can’t resist the opportunity to be offended when no offense is intended? Modern pagans are practioners of interpretetions/re-creations of ancient belief systems that did not usually have “official” names when they “may” have been practiced. You must know that many modern practioners are proud to use the term pagan. Where I am from the word PAGAN is in the chosen name of some of the religious orders such as the Celtic Pagan Fellowship and Pagan Brotherhood of Odin to name just 2.. Stop the false victim act and be civilized! BTW the term pagan is a beloved term to thousands with origins meaning folk/country type beliefs (word pagny has similar PIE origins). Can you name every ancient religion’s modern name, didn’t think so, neither can most, so choose not to be offended when no offence was intended.
@@manas4656 which one is oldest Egyptian sanatan and zorastian are of the same time Aryasamaj and aryans/aryas part of santan worship element (fire water air earth space) and called it bhoot devi vayu dev agin dev etc Same zorastian also worship element fire
Turtles, is terrifying if you stare at them, i would rather put straw up their nose than saving them because they are...again terrifying when you look at them closely
Thank you greatly for this enlightenment. I had long suspected many commonalities tween Zoroastrianism and Taoism, you have given me many more knowledge pieces of the great puzzle that swiftly fit into my personal big picture of understanding. I am most grateful :D
I’m Persian( Iranian), and once I met a Parsi in Malaysia. We talked a little bit about our culture and which of our traditions still survived. It was very pleasant. But then he told me that even after all these years, all of the Parsi people he knows still pray for the well-being of their motherland. That actually made me cry in front of him. So amazing to know they still love our country. Ps. The animation was hilarious! Well done!
I'm zoroastrian and my ancestors migrated to india because of islam persecution. Now do you see why I hate islam? They separated our country Persia apart.
@@azinnosrati6490 not really parsi as they migrated from persia to india in the 8th century. I am Irani, the people who migrated quite recently - 19th and 20th century. My ancestors fled Persia in the late 1880s
@@anonymous99923 I see, it’s so sad that Islam has forced my country’s people to leave their land, I hope you return to your motherland soon after freedom 🤍
FUN FACT: ZOROASTAR WAS A MUSLIM PROPHET, EXACTLY LIKE ADAM, NOAH, ABRAHAM, MOSES, JESUS AND MUHAMMAD. ZOROASTER WAS GIVEN A BOOK from GOD AND PREACHED THE ONE GOD RELGION ISLAM to his people. UNFORATNTLY AFTER HIS DEATH, the persians corrupted zoroasters holy book, became disbelievers and left the one god relgion islam. Belive in all the prophets of Allah revert back to islam if you want to be saved from the torture of Hell and be entered into paradise.
That particular verse is from the Vendidad, which is regarded by Zoroastrians in the same way that many Christians view the book of Genesis. It isn't regarded as being completely true (and there is debate about whether it is part of the religion at all) and is mainly just thought of as a metaphor.
@@infiniteshay8660 To be honest, I was just looking at a list of symbols that I could put in my username one day, and I thought that those ones looked cool, so I added them. There's nothing really special about them, I just found them interesting.
One question that should be asked is if there is evidence that some part of a religious text is wrong then do we assume it's a mistake and believe the rest or assume it's completely faulty and disregard it altogether?
I am not Iranian but I follow the teachings of Zarathustra. I love the Mazdaism religion and believe deeply in every word of the Gathas. I am grateful for this video you made! Thank you!
@@bhka6423 no but i wish I could. I love Ahura Mazda and I know the one true Good God! I knew it in my heart when I heard the truth! Sending you love and good thoughts!
@@bhka6423 I was seeking the truth and prayed for the Holy Spirit to guide me to the truth because what Jesus Christ taught was different than the rest of the Bible. I am in Georgia in the USA. I read went on line to read an assignment and a the Gathas came up in my research. I looked the online book up and I was changed immediately! I knew the message of Zarathustra was the truth!
Seems like a pure monotheistic religion that overtime got filled with innovations. Only Islam and Judaism are the only true monotheist religions remaining.
Thank you for such a great video! I learnt how Zoroastrianism has so much in common with the other Abrahamic Religions. Clearly pointing out that Zarathushtra was also a prophet like other prophets sent to their people who were indulged in polytheism, to bring them back to monotheism.
FUN FACT: ZOROASTAR WAS A MUSLIM PROPHET, EXACTLY LIKE ADAM, NOAH, ABRAHAM, MOSES, JESUS AND MUHAMMAD. ZOROASTER WAS GIVEN A BOOK from GOD AND PREACHED THE ONE GOD RELGION ISLAM to his people. UNFORATNTLY AFTER HIS DEATH, the persians corrupted zoroasters holy book, became disbelievers and left the one god relgion islam. Belive in all the prophets of Allah revert back to islam if you want to be saved from the torture of Hell and be entered into paradise.
In Mumbai the Parsi community is very prosperous, most live in places called ‘Baghs’ it’s basically a very nice colony kind of place which are cheap for Parsis to live in There are also many Parsi shops like ‘ Parsi Bakery ‘
8:10: "Or falls down to hell, to suffer quote 'Long age of misery, darkness, bad food and the crying of woe'.This is called England." London was burnt in 1666 but whole England in 2020.
India wants every religion in India untill they start creating problem. And problem arises when people start converting other people. Parasi are most loved people in India and they are greatly contributing to India's growth.
Probably because they stole from others. They were influenced by their surroundings and they added it to their fictions. Christians are used to it. They did that through all of their history. I'm Slav so I know what they stole from old religions of Slavs. Like they did with Sun day, Estera, Christmas eve and many more.
Because God has a consistent archetype that He chooses for His message. Sincere meditative people who are seeking something that is beyond what their societies are presenting them with.
@@rectangulartriangles-yk2qo nothing fictional about Torah and the author of it. There is no yin and yang counterpart. YHWH is God Almighty there is no equal. If you are living peacefully in a Western country you have YHWH to be thankful for as its His Torah that provide the basis of law and judicial systems of many developed nations. It’s no coincidence that as countries like the US welcome other gods like Allah and Ahura Mazda and forget YHWH, that these nations descend into cesspools of lawlessness that devour their young. Just as happened to Israel since it’s establishment.
@White Dove i dont know why people want to show that their god is true....a man tried to tell that to the people of santinal island....he is no more....
@White Dove Thank you for saying yourself he was God's son lol. Wonder why he came to learn about his Gid Krishna in Jagannath Temple, Odisha, India during is 14 years 🤣
big onoma I’m no expert but from what I’ve heard his family maintained a relationship with him but did not approve of his lifestyle. Sounds like it was just his background.
Hindus always welcomed all religions with open arms. I have many Parsi friends, I did not even knew its a foreign religion. Jews were also settled in India ages ago and prospering. Only exception to all this is Islam.
@@mitonaarea5856 Maybe should see how Armenia/Hayastan and Iran have cooperated this past 1000 years then, stronger than India's relationship with the dalit class for sure.
I'm Iranian and I know that in sassanid times killing dogs were crime and person would have be punished by 1200 vipe 😉😊😂😂 according to avesta so it's a good religion
Great video man it is nice actually to see an Irish guy from the other side of the world know so much about your history and culture!! btw I love your accent love from Iran
@@trendszettaa I don't know, he wished for it and it happened. It's an answer to prayer. Since it answered his prayer, that means it's real, which means the others must be fake. Therefore, this is the true religion. You can't argue with hard facts like that lol.
Wow, so they had already all the fundamental ideas that can be found in modern religions at that time. Yet I didnt hear a single word about this in any religion lessons. a shame
@Laura Streeter Um, Yeshua is a Hebrew meaning salvation, t Is a Hebrew word not a "Christian" word. The Hebrews practicing what we call today as Judaism, is the world's oldest monotheistic religion, dating back 4,000 years or more if you tie in paleo Hebrew glyphs found under Mount Caramel. So no Zoroastrianism is not older.
The problem is that there's no evidence that Christianity was influenced by Zoroastrianism. Of cours archaeological evidence prove Zoroastrianism existed before 600 BC. But these archaeological evidences don't show what was this religion about. The only written accounts about this religion is the Avista texts. But the Avista texts were written in the fourth century AD. That's 400 years after Christ and 300 years after the Bible was completed. Therefore most likely Zoroastrianism we know today was influenced by Christianity.
No wonder so many seminary became cemeteries. YHWH is not Ahura Mazda. Deut 32:8-9. YHWH revealed Himself to Israel alone. No other nation. Every other nation had their own principality and god since Babel. They all sound the same because they all have the same origin story when they rebelled against YHWH at Babel.
@@ChandranPrema123 wait Iran is trying to increase too? A Persian in another comment was saying that zoroastrians had to say they're muslim to get a job. But yeah, the state governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat have both allocated substantial funds to encourage the Parsi community to increase their falling birth rate.
that's not actualy true, most religions are based off of precursors, Zoroastrianism is only one of them. The others would be Ancient Egypt's myths about Osiris, Isis and Horus for instance. (Which dates back to almost 11000 BC and which is a continuation of even older shamanistic rituals which are continuations of embodied knowledge sprouting from perception etc.)
@@dabartos4713 Most religions are not based off of others. God sent down his prophets and messengers at various periods of time with a message with the common message of belief and worship of One God only but over time this message got lost or destroyed and people put in their own thoughts and beliefs into them and made them into a religion different from what He had revealed, till the last and final prophet and messenger was sent with a message for all mankind at which time God took it upon himself to protect that revelation and message from being destroyed or lost. This is what He has said about his last message to mankind 'This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion'. Qur'an 5:4
@@lizexi7115 this is 2 months old..but i would write anyway...actually you did and in Islam..it is told that the community of prophet noah(pbuh) would not recognize him on the judgement day and they would say that they never recieved a prpphet. The theory goes asian religion like Hinduism Comes From Prophet Noah(pbuh) cause of similarity between Story Of Noah (Nuh)And Manu(ma-nuh) (Character in veda) mentioned In Hinduism and Abrahamic Religions.
I just finished watching Cogito's videos on religion. They covered more content than a whole semester of a college-level course on comparative religious studies. Took a lot less than a semester too! Nice work. And to be perfectly honest... your descriptions of the similarities and differences of the Abrahamic faiths are pretty accurate. I'd make your videos required study if was still teaching.
Great video. Must have taken a real long time. One question: I notice you referred to Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu as "they." Is that because the Zoroastrians don't consider them to be explicitly male figures?
There is no gender specifiction in most Iranic languages. There is no He and She in the Persian language for example. Which is why it is translated as "They" in English
@@heoftheimmortalsoul6253 in pashto (which is the second biggest iranic language) there is a clear division between genders but unlike English with no articles
@@rameen7646 That is correct, but if you pay attention to my comment you'd see that I said "most" Iranic languages. Avestan(the primary language of Zoroastrian texts) is an old Iranian language and it has no gender divisions.
@@heoftheimmortalsoul6253 it has, go research more. Avestan preserved all of the eight cases of Proto-Indoeuropean as well as its three genders and numbers. •gender: masculine, feminine, neuter. •number: singular, dual, plural.
I really like how informative this is, I have a friend from high school who follows Zoroastrianism, and I remember realizing he did because he has zoroastrian bird necklace!
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Why does it show that 1 day ago when video is posted 20mins ago . TH-cam drunk
The amount of Sanskrit words in Zoroastrianism is fascinating. Words like gatha 13:20 which literally mean "saga" in Sanskrit and Marathi make me wonder if Persians were heavily influenced by Indus valley civilization and Hindus in general
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Zoroastrianism isn’t about beliefs but inner reflections and transformation. And Zurvan can be described as an Infinite Void from which all things come and into which all things return. Ahura Mazda being the creator aspect of the divine and Angra Mainyu (Ahriman) being the destroyer aspect of the divine. These are principles
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This discusses Zurvan. It’s sad that you didn’t go into detail because it’s quite crucial to Zoroastrianism
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurvanism
www.crystalinks.com/zurvan.html
Why do use silly images for your thumbnails, couldn’t you just use the symbol for the religions
Let me tell you all a very famous story about Zoroastrians in India: so when Muslims invaded Iran zoroastrian refugees came to India went to the King's court of that region asked the king to give them shelter the king showed them a glass full of milk and told them that this land is already full ,how would they live here then one of the refugees took out some sugar and mixed it into the milk and told the king that just like the sugar dissolves in milk we will also dissolve in this country and would live peacefully here.
and they did live peacefully they still are living peacefully
This is a fake story
Additionally, I think the point was that just as the sugar did not displace the milk but made it sweeter, the refugees too would not displace the residents but make the community sweeter.
@@fauziyamomin7774 , don't live in a closed box . Open up your mind , get yourself liberated from negative existence and get yourself educated . Live with beauty in the heart and appreciate the history of peoples from many lands throughout the the world . People believe many things and it is part of their culture ,tradition and philosophy and it gives their lives beauty , hope and direction . As long as your practice good thoughts , good words and good deeds in your travel in this life , it will be worthy and fulfilling . Or else all you will be doing is judge , measure and compare and make , not only your life miserable , but others too . GROW UP Fauziya and be happy you got a chance to learn about the world around you through this miracle called the internet .
@@fauziyamomin7774 , whether a story is true or fake , it is not important . Throughout history every religion is in conflict with each other and this has caused much horror to the people . Every religion has its beauty and also its ugliness. Forget the stories which only aims to glorify itself and focus on its essence . When you do that , you will know that all religions want us to be good , responsible , loving and compassionate and kind human beings . The problem of the world now is that politics has control over religion and that is the evil that is making all of the world suffer with wars , destruction and hopelesness . Travel beautifully with a heart of compassion and kindness for all human beings and know that there is a Universal force of goodness which we call by many names but whose essence is one . Keep well and e happy always Fauziya . TQ
So as a practicing Zoroastrian from a traditional Parsi family who studies the Avestan and Pahlavi languages, I really have to commend you on this video. It was fantastic, probably the best I've seen and explained really well! Good job my friend!
And as one of your loyal subscribers, I'd be really interested in hearing some of your insights on Zoroastrianism
@mohammad ezatzadeh Hi! No, my parents are from India but I was born and raised for most of my life in the US.
@@AndrewFullerton Definitely! When I go more into Persian history, I'll do a few on ancient Persian religion and beliefs including of course Zoroastrianism. Thanks!
@mohammad ezatzadeh I've been to Zoroastrian sites in Iran - pir-i-sabz, pir-i-hireesht, the atashkadehs in Yazd, Kerman, Tehran and Shiraz and also been to Pasargadae and Takht-i Jamshid. Loved it!
@Sanskar Gupta Yes, I'm Parsi, so while my ancestry is Iranian, several generations of my family have lived in India. I was born in the US though, so that technically makes me an American.
As an Indian, the parsi community in India is the least problematic and is very friendly. I am interested to know more about their culture.
@N Shivam Kumar Least problematic means he is saying the parsi community are good.
@@Khanh1321 also Sikhs
U bloody
Who are the problematics?
@@abdi8104 present india is in a hyper nationalist state and you will find them everywhere including youtubes comments section. The rest of us in india can just hope this reich also implodes eventually.
As an American Zoroastrian (native Mazanderani), it really warms my heart to see people spreading the religion of Ahura Mazda and the Prophet Zarathustra!. I am glad you made a video with it! along with. islam and judaism since it influenced them. I am glad to see people being told about it
FUN FACT: ZOROASTAR WAS A MUSLIM PROPHET, EXACTLY LIKE ADAM, NOAH, ABRAHAM, MOSES, JESUS AND MUHAMMAD. ZOROASTER WAS GIVEN A BOOK from GOD AND PREACHED THE ONE GOD RELGION ISLAM to his people. UNFORATNTLY AFTER HIS DEATH, the persians corrupted zoroasters holy book, became disbelievers and left the one god relgion islam. Belive in all the prophets of Allah revert back to islam if you want to br saved from the torture of Hell and be entered into paradise.
"He was dissatisfied with the current situation, so he received a divine vision." - yes, I've heard that one before.
@Nathaniel Grauel It sounds like a bad plot device, dues ex machina much
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Just get on any Big City Bus and you will meet a modern-day Prophet who has the inside scoop on Life/Secrete of the Universe/coming Apocolypse...The latest Fraud was the "Mayor" of CHOP in Seattle... and the Mayor and Governor LOVED him since he was just the "Right Color".
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Men
@@TheHaloring7 does it tho? nah, it doesn't. not as we generally use that trope.
As a Zorostrian I appreciate your video! However, I need to add we do not believe in heaven and hell the way described in Ebrhamic religions. We do not believe in eternal torture or burning in fire forever. Heaven=House of Song; Hell=House of Disease... and hell is not permanent!
@@Ishi79 stop spamming this comment everywhere. It's irritating
@@Ishi79 you are so annoying
Ya it's all like hinduism or other Dharmic traditions where you will be served in heaven or hell for some specific duration , decided by Yama depending upon Karma
Would it be better to say "you become hell, you become heaven."? X
Polluted fire with smoke.. regardless of belife this way of describing dark is really nice.
From what I understand, the fire in hell which at least Christianity has was a Zoroastrian metaphor for burning the impurity and sin of the person condemned to hell and not as just torture of the forever damned.
God : How many religions you want to take inside you?
India : Yes
lol
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🕉✝️☪️☸️✡️🕎🛐☦️
That's why we have a lot of holidays.
"apne ko kya hai, apne ko bas chhuti se mtlb hai"
The similarity of Zoroastrianism and Hinduism is uncanny. The fire ritual in both rituals, the description of daevas in Zoroastrianasim and the description of devas in Hinduism, the knowledge of daevas being the 'vid' and knowledge of devas being 'Veda', Mazda being the wise lord in Zoroastrianism and the ban of worship of the wise lord 'Brahma' in Hinduism, ahura-ashura - these all are very intriguing.
Well they share the same forefathers the indic-iranic people of central Asia
See? I told you Zoroastrianism is an interesting religion that deserves its own video!
KhAnubis well there sure are plenty
How did you know? Hehehe...
Zoroastrianism legalises sister-fucking.
It's better than Islam anyways so I am in it's favor.
@@TheTariqibnziyad But you have a Muslim name, so how can you think that Zoroastrianism is better than Islam?
'' This is called England '' , damn you're savage.
Salut, confrère de l'Outaouais.
@@Ganapatiputra ?
I think it's really Eire, so damned cold and wet there. 😉
@Metori Netrimaen ?
i was just about to comment this jsjsjsj
The Most Famous and Humble Farsi (Zoroastrian) in the whole World Mr. Ratan Tata (CEO of 113 Billion Dollar Company)
Sadly the no. Of farsi in India Is less than 50 thousand in a country with a population of 1.3 billion, but their contribution helped build India without Farsi's india wouldn't have become what it is today
Massive Respect
@@davidperrier6149 yes they played very important role in making India 5th Largest Economy in the world.
They were the one who brought industrial revolution in India.
🤣
It goes both ways, the Parsis after escaping persecution in their own lands could migrate and settle in a foreign land where they assimilated and were able to prosper.
@@WhoGaurav Ratan Tata is not Parsi ....He's half-French man.
@@noname13years62 bullshit. He is full parsi. His predecessor JRD Tata's mother was a French lady and father was Dorabji Tata who was again a full Parsi Indian.
Pretty interesting that even though Hinduism and Zoroastrianism are the exact opposite(the God in Hinduism Dev are demons in Zoroastrianism Daeve and demon of Hinduism Asura are Gods in Zoroastrianism Ahura) they didn't try to destroy each other like Abrahamic religions.
Well we do have some records of Zoroastrians being violent tho. daiva inscription records Xerxes personally destroying "daiva" temple and telling them to rejects Their religions.
@@chayudyodchit2872 I will read about this, as far as I know Iran before Islam never attacked India because of religion and both countries had good relations that is why during Arab invasions Iranian came to India.
@@donalddude7568it's is unknown if daiva inscription was referring to hindu or not (since the terms "daiva" or "daeva" could be used in both ways "false gods" or "demons") but we do have this in Sasanian period.
"after kingdom and place after place throughout the whole empire the services of Ahura Mazda and the Yazads became preeminent, and great dignity came to the Mazdayasnian religion and the magi in the empire, and the Yazads and water and fire and small cattle in the empire attained great satisfaction, while Ahriman and the devs were punished and rebuked, and the teachings of Ahriman and the devs departed from the empire and were abandoned. And Jews, Sramans (Buddhists), (10) *Brahmins* , Nasoreans (Orthodox Christians), (Gnostic) Christians, Maktak (Baptisers), and Zandiks (Manichaeans) in the empire were smitten, and destruction of idols and scattering of the stores of the devs and god-seats and nests was abandoned"
@@chayudyodchit2872 I think the daiva is referring to Hindu Gods because the highest revered deity of RigVeda, Indra is shown as a demon. Also by demon I don't mean demon in Abrahamic sense but that demon means evil.
The fact deva means god in ancient lativina, German and other European language make me think why did Persian made deva as bad guy? Something to do with ancient history I guess.
Also in vedic texts devas are not completely good and asura are not completely bad they are people of 2 sides fighting for throne right now deva won and are at throne. Yes deva are kinda portrayed as good in our texts.
But they belong to same family at times deva and asura have even helped each other.
Howdy! Religion teacher from Texas here. Your animation has gotten so much better over time, and the pacing of your scripts is much more usable for classroom teaching. At some point, you may think about re-doing your video on Buddhism with your new skills and pacing. It is great to see the growth of this channel.
You're a teacher & you say "gotten" . . . oh . . . you're American . . .
Marius Baltazar Rozenberg-Holszanski tf you supposed to say
@@mariusbaltazarrozenberg-ho9367 the un written rule of internet communication is that language is relaxed
@@mariusbaltazarrozenberg-ho9367
What's the grammatically preferred? "Become"?
Marius Baltazar Rozenberg-Holszanski do a quick google search to actually learn about it before you claim superiority.
I’m from Afghanistan and come from a traditionally muslim culture.
As kids, we’ve been told that Zoroastrianism was our pre-Islamic religion and it’s a heresy religion because they worship fire instead of God.
We also have a dance called the attan in which we perform certain movements while moving in a continuous circle one behind another. I know now that the dance dates back to Zoroastrian times and back than, they use to dance around a burning fire. The fire aspect vanished with time and only the circling motion continued in our memories. Zoroastrianism is a very sophisticated and grandiose religion worthy of my deepest respect. It sound a lot like the three Abrahamic religions; specially Christianity.
Are your still a Muslim? or a Zoroastrian know?
This perception of fire being evil is very Islamic, the fact that the fire is slowly being removed from the tradition is so sad! Fire is warmth and light.
The three Abrahamic religions have their roots in Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrians sounds leagues more tolerable than christians lol
@@AzalnArif but fire also burns,kills and does suffering
Fun fact, in Hindu mythology the Daevas are the gods while the demons are called Asura. And in Persian, "s" is often pronounced as "h" so it becomes Ahura. So for some reason ancient Indian and Persian mythologies *might* have had each others gods as the evil ones.
Edit: pls stop spamming my notifications with idiotic idolatry and xenophobia
But in Persian, Div(modern version of Daeva) literally means devil and Ormazd(modern version of AhuraMazda) literally means lord. I think there might an indo-european connection between the word "Div" and "Devil" as well so this theory is probably not true
@Nuggets shut the fff up
I had a history teacher once who made a good argument as to why Deva and Asura meant the opposite in Hinduism. She said when the two cultures met and the Persian's kept referring to the Hindu gods as Daevas or "devils and false gods" the Hindus were like, "uhhh yeah I guess you can call them Daevas" so they eventually came to refer to their gods as Daevas, and the Hindus referred to the Persian false gods as Ahuras so the words came to represent all the demons and false gods in Hinduism. Just a theory, absolutely zero evidence but sounds like a fun theory
The Sanskrit word Devá & Avestan word Daēva both come from the Proto-Indo-Iranian word *daywás, meaning "god"
The Sanskrit word Ásura & Avestan word Ahura both come from the Proto-Indo-Iranian word *Hásuras, meaning "deity"
Make of that what you will
@@Argacyan sikhs??? Masscaring muslims by hindus??? Which news are u watching??
My name is Asha. I’ve always disliked my name but after watching this I have grown a whole new love for my name. Thank you for that ☺️💚
Your name means "hope" in hindi and marathi and probably many of the other indian languages...
I love your name 🥰
Fact:
In Iran Many people have your name(arshia)
@@mielcielo I have a friend named Arshia, who is from Pakistan. Now I know where her name comes from!
@@tejaskatolkar4626 also it means hope in malayalam ❤️
Fun fact:this video has more views than zoroastrianisms followers.
And that sad
Sad reality
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Likes on this video is almost equal to their population 🤣
It's so sad once Zorostian was the state religion of Iran for more than a millennium
my parents have always told me my fathers side of the family have very strong Zoroastrian roots and just the last 2 hundred years my dads side converted to islam as islam is the main religion in iran (im Persian) tbh ive always been curious what Zoroastrianism is and this video really taught me alot about my ancestors religion.
It's a bit shameful that people living there don't know much about their ancestors religion and practices.
Sad that some random youtuber has to teach you about your ancestors reiligion when that should have been your families job...
SAME
Zoroastrianism and Islam seem pretty similar to me, except for the burials and the ArchAngellic stuff, and the idea of the Devil.
@@Tribalfan88x bit far no
Zoroastrian/parsi are one of the most successful and patriotic souls of india ☺
Its iranian religion not indian
@@Artishtar Difference between Nationaity and religion
Most likely the case zarathustra people have replaced devas and asuras in opposite way. Because in hindu mythology indra dev (God of thunder) is devtha very smilar to Greek God Zeus and God Thor both share similar story of having hammer and killing demon.
Also indra deva is king of other devthas (the sun god, the moon etc etc)
Above all these God there are 3 main(Bramha, Vishnu, shiva)
Among all 3, shiva is called as "Mahadev" the gods of all gods who is similar to that of Allah in Islam God who is formless and has no end. But Hindus believe shiva has shape and is also shapeless, since humans need shape to worship we have a form of shiva in form of ligam which means symbol in Sanskrit
@@Artishtar yet India has the most Zoro people as well as the only nation to give them freedom y'all in Iran can't even open towards Zoro and convert
@@Artishtar lol cope iranian look how you're treated in Iran
I once saw a license plate that said "Ahura".
It was on a Mazda.
Somebody had way too much education 😅
When I was A LOT younger I came across a History Channel documentary about Zoroastrianism, and when the name of Ahura Mazda came up, I remember thinking "Personal Diety what kind of religion would name it's chief Diety after a Japanese car?"
We love Zoroastrians so much.
They live peacefully in our country India ❤️🇮🇳
Not like peacefuls
It's now their country too
@@gliterott yes they greet us with our Jai Shree Ram chants and we also greet them in their way as a sign of non Abrahamic fraternity
Well they have to as you let them feel like it's YOUR country only.
@@nausaadzaman1805 if a mlechha with that subhuman looks says to us then we would rather allow dasyus over some gayrab mleccha lmao
Can someone talk about how cute the animations are.😘😂.. Well explained dude
Yes we can, I really appreciate how well they convey expression and emotion with very simple motions, that's cool. Sounds kinda fancy when I put it like that, oh well
The battle scenes were epic.
Nice - thought!🙂😍
FACTS!!!!
SO CUTE
I'm Atheist but I find this religion extremely fascinating as it inspired so many others. I also like how they do their funerals.
I do really love the idea of doing one last good deed. Sucks that vultures are dying, rip
I would love a funeral like that. Sadly, I think that’s illegal here in the U.S., so I’d have to settle for a natural burial
Why are you an atheist? Just wondering.
i feel u i dont beliefe but j find religion extreemly interesting
@@tell-me-a-story- i ask you too, why are you religious?
0:12 - Intro
0:52 - Basic history & geography of Zoroastrianism
3:14 - About Zoraster/Zarathustra
4:36 - #1 Ahura Mazda & Angra Mainyu (6 Amesha Spentas, Zurvan-Time, Daevas, Getig-Physical World,
Gumezishn-Mixture)
7:45 - #2 Heaven & Hell (Duzakh, Tower of Silence)
10:02 - #3 The Apocalypse (Frashokerti -Recapitulation, Saoshyant -Savior)
10:54 - #4 "Asha": Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds (Vohu Manah)
12:16 - #5 Fire (temples & worship ritual)
13:01 - #6 Avesta (holy scriptures, 17 Gathas-Hymns)
14:28 - Uniqueness of Zoroastrian concepts in its time, its influence on Jews & other cultures
Asha means hope in Sanskrit
@@indranildutta5838Achha means Ok or good
My mom's name is Asha.. she is definitely all that he described. I love her ❤
@@Ishi79 You just copy pasted your own comment from earlier, come on dude. Have some dignity.
And she named you beautifully:)
Love to al my Persian Zoroastrian ❤️🔥our old Persian empire wil rise soon again like our fathers Achaemenid Sasanid ... Persian the people of fire 🔥 the people of king of kings . Father of Middle East ❤️❤️❤️🔥
@@sasanidempire4459 Sorry dude but Persians aren't rising again anytime soon. You guys are not in any shape for it
My name is Parastoo
Zoroastrianism is one of the most underrated religions in world! Unfortunately, they do not get enough credit for all of their contributions to this world.
Religions should not get credits. We have advanced, time to awaken from the milenia of brainwashing.
Underrated? Why would you rate a religion like a movie or game? Thats just cringe
Because if people know about Zoroastrianism that they will know Moses, Jesus and Mohammed are imposters 😁 and plagiarism happened there!
@༼ཆ༽ like people say Christianity is peaceful or Islam is peaceful, these are example of overrated.
@@mandarbamane4268 😂
"Hedgehogs serve Ahura Mazda and turtles serves Angra Mainyu"
So its Sonic's destiny to fight Squirtle? Guess its time to play Smash!
@Yaroslav L nintendo ? mario is a turtle killer
The Iranian Liberal
Sonic is Rider class while Squirtle is Archer Class. When both are corrupted by Angra Mainyu, they become Avenger Class.
I'd say he's moreso destined to take over the fight against Bowser. He can deal with squirtle on the way though.
It's unfortunate Persian's lost their homeland to others. I am happy India contributed in saving a glorious culture and history that came along. I wish all Persian's prosperity and I'm proud that two oldest and greatest cultures are now living as one in India. Peace
Same with jews. Probably India is the only ancient civilization that didn't discriminate with Jews who settled there
@@gigabyte1739 Always welcome
Persians still have their homeland. They just converted to Islam
@@attitudekilleroriginal your hair is just gorgeous dude, please never shave it. You have a hare-kršna hairstyle popular in India I believe, that might look good on you lol. Btw, is it a religious hairstyle? I have seen many Hindus in Croatia wear it in hare kršna temples.
@@i_likemen5614 A homeland governed by Sharia Law, it's sad beyond you can think. Being ruled by foreign culture in your own home.
Thank you, as a Zoroastrian I appreciate this video.
For some reason I don't think you are Zoroastrian .
ajinkya there are only around 200,000 of them left in the world in 50 years one can expect them to be extinct sadly 😔
@Idris Hassan ali To be fair, you wouldn’t expect a guy with a Muslim name “Hassan Ali” to be Zoroastrian any more than a girl named “Helen.”
@@jude-joseph They are the fastest growing religion with 2,86% growth annually.
@@randomstuff3413 People do convert to other religions.
I'm happy that indian kings offered hospitality to parsi refugees. They played a prominent role in independence, defense and industrial development of India.
Wish all other religion refugees or converts to contribute something for this country.
Do you believe in Science or God? If you believe in Science, I will add some pointers. If you Irrational, Illogical religions person, I will save my breath for something better.
@@rk80175 I believe in science and I'm talking about majority % of refugees population contribution, not few cases.
@@vamshi4935 when you talk about Indian history, how far you are going? give a timeline
@@rk80175 it's not about history, it's about the current% of minority population and their corresponding% of contribution for country.
@@rk80175 contribution need not be only in terms of GDP growth but in terms doing things to make country proud, being patriotic etc
“Long age of misery, darkness, bad food, and the crying of woe, aka ENGLAND”
Y’all I am CRYING at that 🤣
lmfao that was the funniest part
It's summer in London but I haven't seen the sun since three weeks ago. It's only cloudy and gloomy every day. As soon as I can move to a tropical sunny country, I will. I'm thinking Madagascar or Seychelles.
I'm crying at your grammar.
😂
@@DonBean-ej4ou what do you mean?
The grandfather of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Perhaps one of the underrated faiths in existence, given that it has been adapted into the latter religions that came later.
Because Jewish and Islam and Christians doesn't like the Truth.
Fun fact, we still call him Zarastutra in Portuguese.
Huh, that is pretty cool.
@@CogitoEdu Same thing in German and Germanic dialects with "Zarathustra", tho today "Zoroaster" has become acceptable as well.
Here in Brazil, Zoroastro is a little more used
Same for Spanish
Infidel
No one
Literally no one
Every religion in the world: let's go to India
*It's time to conquer all of Indiaaa~*
*-- most of India~*
Native Americans: Not US.
Rest of World: Calls them Indians.
@@AstronautaVerdadeiro_77 ah! I see you're a man of culture as well.
I love bill wurtz
@I hate Accounts Columbus called native americans Indians because he thought he was in India if I recall well
@I hate Accounts search for "history of the entire world I guess" ;)
This dark place is called England
True.
big tru
*Cries into teacup*
Ok boomer
@@zubairshimon985 gay
My love to all zorastrians from India. I'm Hindu but love zorastrianism too, esp, the harmony of our religions ..
Hinduism is one of my favourite mythical religion
@@KarmaKraftttt u r gonna offend a lot of ppl
@Adhishree Singh What's the point?? They all believe in so many gods and goddesses like thousands of years ago how Greeks and Romans believed. Bottom line is Hindu people are still stuck in thousands of years ago.
@@vaibhavsingh3708 Lol look how ignorant you are. I'm an atheist lol.
@@KarmaKrafttttI highly recommend you watch Cogito's video on Hinduism.
In Zoroastrianism, the Asuras/Ahuras were regarded as Good, while Devas were regarded as bad. In Vedic Hinduism Asuras were regarded as bad, while Devas were regarded as good.
No... We called sur asur... Dev danav...... You mixed synonym of dev and danav......
@@freakboostez6971 are you idiotic?
Asuras and devas have same ancestry
@@shubhampandi9561 well you aren't wrong, they have different mothers but thier Father is one so they should be siblings? Or step siblings??
Zorostrian and Hinduism is totally different
And Parsis are the smallest yet influential and one of the richest communities impacting military, film industry, business, etc. And they are probably the most quiet community of the nation. We all are proud to have them as the members of this country!
Perizaad Zorabian alone is worth the price of admission.
@kusum thakur i can say the zoroastraints freedom fighters who went against to british and involve in freedom fight
we are proud of them because the way they grown and made their part in making india a nuclear country to multinational conglomerate companies like TATA group and Godrej industries
Damn you are so friendly.
it is incredible nice to see people with opposing faiths being able to get along.... then i recall Hinduism ISNT a monotheism. and not made to control and abuse people, its a guide line for culture and thoughts. and it all makes sense again...
@@vladpopescu9986 I'm nice to everyone except those Mongolian kids who repeatedly escape from my basement
Zorastrian and Hinduism are sister religions, both belive in five senses and Swastika is one of their religious symbol too.
They're opposite
Similar origins in culture but the Devas are demons and the Ashuras the good guys in the Good Religeon.
Hindu believe in thousand of god while Zoroastrian is a monotheistic religion i would rather say they are closer to abrahamic religions than Hinduisms
If killing a water doggo is a sin in any religion , I’m in.
Hmmm Jains Hindus Zoros and many
As a Zoroastrian, (and a tough critic) I was curious to see what this video had to say. BRAVO Cogito!! It's simple, uncomplicated, precise and factual. I was v. pleased to notice how you explained the Tower of Silence - usually a bone of contention for the younger generation of Zoroastrians, who have aged & realized that being Zoroastrian is not only a privilege (since we don't encourage conversion) but an honor. "Tab for a cause" - What a WONDERFUL idea, concept, and simple way to better our world. I shall not only join, but tell my Zoroastrian & other friends about it - THANK YOU. Shine on Cogito - USHTA-TE!!
*critic, not critique
no religion encourages conversion yet all do. Same as me an Hellene is called degradingly a Greek(coward) because some of my ancestors were cowards to refuse christianity because they would die from the lions.
And we call it doongerwadi
Conversion is not allowed in Zoroastrianism as it is caste based and if you’re not born into a caste then you can’t be one. If it allows conversion then that religion is no longer called Zoroastrianism and is a more modern religion.
@@yusefkhan1752 Caste based my FOOT!! That's what you'll say about Hinduism to lure people to Islam in India - Don't even try that with Zoroastrianism!! We are Hindu friendly in India, Christian friendly in the West & respect all religions - Even Islam in spite of Islam taking over Iran & ruining it for good!! DO NOT GO THERE & show every1 just how limited your vision is & be a total embarrassment to your kind!!
I already thought Zoroastrianism was cool but this video is legit making me want to learn even more about it
@@Ishi79 You really have some deep issues there, buddy.
Akillesursinne what's wrong with what they said? if you're christian i hope you understand Zoroastrianism is the backbone of your belief.
don't go too deep into it or you're going to want to marry your sister very soon
Read gathas
@@vic-mn5ws 😂
We Iranians, are a blessed people, and we didn't even know it. We as people suffered for some years. TBH I hated the fact I was Iranian, but now I'm overwhelmed by pride!
I love Iran. The people are genius. Idk probably that's the image I have about Iranian people. You must be proud.
Iranians have a long proud history. It makes me sad Iran is still under the boot of the Arab Mullahs.
Islam bad
@@nihiqallam5616 you have a fallen demon named Medusa as your profile pic… I’m sure you think any righteousness is bad.
@@TaylorSupply that you
Imagine if there is one God with weak memory who tries to spread word about him but accedently always mixes the stories and creates many different religons
Sebastian Schumann yes, we might end up with Jewish, Christians and Islam who hate each other instead o pure original teachings of this parent. Oh what a world it could have been. Thankfully I’m now an agnostic humanist.
@@deborahcadabra-w5z its all a plan, God does not forger nor make mistakes.
Abraca Deborah wtf? Its the Rabbis and Popes who Just changed these holybook meanings and Booom ! Abraham religion: One God and All messengers..
but these dude Made Jesus as God
And Jews are Believe in Yehweh or Allah but disbelieve on prophet Mohammed
And created a universe where other life forms exist. Thank goodness for human enquiry and science.
@Finn Spooner not all Christianity started off like that, Gnosticism believed the Jewish God, although being the being that brought our world and life into existence, is actually a lesser, corrupt entity that is under the one true God but not aware of its existence. Jesus was meant to be an agent of the true God, sent to open mankind's eyes to his nature. These ideas were denounced and suppressed by the early church, but makes for an interesting read.
I'm pure Zoroastrian, it was pretty well explained 9/10
What was missing - or wrong, that made it not a 10/10
you're Arab, you should be Muslim, do not follow Iranian religion
Probably missed a point not revealing that the Cushites began the original version of this religion
Thank you for your approval *”pure”* Zoroastrian!
@@historysmysteriesunveiled8043 your theory is laughable at best.
Abrahamic religions: Hey dude can I please copy your homework?
Zoroastrianism: Alright but don't make it too obvious
Abrahamic religions:
Edit: can't believe i have to say this but this comment is a joke and doesn't necessarily reflect my actual views, so don't treat it as such. also, if you're a fan of shitshow comment threads, be my guest.
This is why I don’t fw any one organised religion
That is because they are all from the same GOD....just several revelations over the years to make the world ready step by step and according to the culture and language of several nations that it was released in steps "the one and only religion" which called for the worship of God, the one true GOD and abandon any other false "gods" and surrender to him alone 😅
So nothing about you said is against what any muslim would ever claim, it's even mentioned in the quran by the way
Merro Merro then how did Mohammed Made almost the exact same spirital journy as a Zoroastrier did? Meeting God, flying on a horse like creature, getting something to drink, talking to prophets, etc.?
@@janbasdegroot2186 it's not the same if I might break it to you :D but about that "horse" the "Burak" it was widely used amongst the angels and the prophets almost all of them either saw or at least knew of it so it doesn't make anything outside the explanation I've given previously
AGAIN.....all prophets came with the same "message" and all of them recieved that particular message from the same angels so it's the same system to begin with. the difference is all of them got corrupted "somehow" and this is the main reason a revelation after revelation had to appear to correct the path till the last one when God finally made HIS own clarification that there's no more revelations to be sent and that that particular final book "Quran" will be reserved for mankind to never say "we didn't know about that"
@@janbasdegroot2186 + not to sound "skeptical" or disrespectful but the thing is.....the Quran and the sera "which is the prophet's life" were recorded and written down in words far earlier from the Zaradish one and you can easily check this out and see when did the muslims started recording events into books and registration took place among them whilst compare that to when the zardaish "by date" started to do so to know if someone might have taken from the other :D "a book written down is a proof according to the date and not just some claims about a religion that came before and just said" words must be authenticated with dates to tell who proceeded who not just a revelation because yes a revelation might proceed another but that doesn't mean that it has been "reserved" correctly. Books can be "imitated" you know and some might take from that "first" book to add to his own book to make it look more divine or sacred :D again I'm not claiming that it's not likely to be true to happen with Zaradish again it's all about same God and same angels with some corruption of course and thus no authentication until Quran and islam was completed and revealed but dates matter for registration to act as a proof and islam did it first
Man you can really see how many Zoroastrian concepts other religions took as their own
@Madoka Apologetics Yeah… no. Judaism and Islam both heavily borrowed from Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrian influence is even taught (albeit briefly) in many Hebrew and Islamic schools. This is a generally accepted fact by theologists and historians.
It's interesting that you mention how the pre-Zoroastrian religion in Iran worshipped gods derived largely from the Hindu pantheon. India and Persia have a lot in common culturally and historically and it's a shame that Persia often takes a backseat or is "the other side" when history is presented unless they're talking about Cyrus the Great.
Both Vedic Hindus and Zoroastrians called themselves Aryas.
Brother, do you mean that Zarathustra originated from the gods of India?
If this is what you mean, you are wrong
And if you do not mean that, I sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding.
With love to the people of India, Amir from Iran 🇮🇷😍
The brother of most Iranians is apparently Muslim, but inwardly they are still the same Iranians thousands of years ago
Only our government is trying to talk less about the glorious history of Iran
But we, the people of Iran, have always been committed to our history. I hope that our government will give up too much Islamism as soon as possible so that we, the people of Iran and you, the people of India, can introduce our commonalities to the world.
Brother, can you tell me what India has to do with Cyrus the Great?
@@amirtajali6882 He was talking about Ancient Persia not India
Hell is bad food.
**I feel every part of me shaking as I start to believe in something for the first time**
Believe in Jesus Christ only He can save us.
@@kevinhuddleston4219 do you want to jump off the bridge of judgement now, or wait until you die and are pushed? You do realise that everything Jesus represents and attempted to teach us is distilled Zoroastrian?
@Johnny rotten Christ is the way ,the truth and the life.
Christianity is not a religion like so many religions are, Christianity is God reaching down to us people every were in a way clear path, not us trying to make a reach for God. The Lord Jesus provided a way by His Sacrifice on the cross on our behalf, but we must claim it.
@@rossclutterbuck1060 Jesus is the beginning and end He has away been.
@@kevinhuddleston4219 Jeez, can you tune it down with the evangelism?
"Asha" means "Hope" in most Indian languages.
Yes in malayalam also
Asha or pretyasha means hope
Sanskrit and Avestan are sibling languages. Many words are similar
@monu2619993 maybe Tamil
In indonesia its ASA
Interesting as it is also part of many mother goddesses in the Middle East, Isis, Ashera, Ishtar etc.
I was interested in learning about different religions a year ago, so I searched on TH-cam and your videos popped out. I clicked it and the next thing you know I literally binged watched your videos. I love your explanations, made it easy for me to understand!! thanks for making them, very educational and knowledgeable! :D
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I like that they don't care what you believed, only what you did. That way, even if you are atheist, you still get in, so long as you haven't been a dick.
I don't trust religions that require you to believe to be saved. It is just a scare tactic to keep people believing.
If whoever you love threatens to hurt you if you stop loving them, this is a terrible sign of an abusive lover.
I know what you are referring to,and iam with you
Religion isn’t about what you like it’s about what’s right most of the time.
How can one join the religion please
@@eliyahubenlevikohen3314 You can't. It doesn't exist.
100% agree. i grew up in a mostly mormon/christian family, and something about it never sat right with me. i think this is what it was.
It's really too bad it's not as big as it once was. I gotta admit, it'd be interesting to see an Iran where Zoroastrianism was the dominant religion.
If you want/can choose your religion this seems like a nice choice.
@Asim Ayyubi zoroastrians are like jewish people, very successfully. As iranian, its known that zoroastrians and jewish Iranians were similar.
Islam crushed a lot of cultures.
@Asim Ayyubi Exactly 👍
@@ahm512 who are you to decide what is false
May be asmani kitab is falsehood but no other religion (except Christianity) want to remove it
Crazy to see the amout of Christian/Abrahamic beliefs taken from this
That was what I noticed.
Not really, Judaism is as old as Zoroastrianism if not older. It is most likely that both religions stemmed from the same religion.
And the idea of 1 creator God is only an abrahamaic belief (Zoroastrians believe the evil "God" also created things).
Bucko Judaism pre excillic and post excillic periods have two different religious theologies, the post excillic has plenty of Zoroastrian thought that doesn’t exist in pre excelling judaisim 500bce
Abrahamic beliefs way longer before the Zoroastrian and Hindu. Then come Judasim and Christianity, the young ones Islam.
Brahma = =/= Abraham
Saraswati = =/= Sarah
@@zedkhan4137 examples?
non-religious religion maniac Iranian here, this video is well made, and believe me I can tell, good job man
You should do modern paganism going over the major branches like Celtic,norse,slavic,hellenic,fetishists
SHOK Draco if you want religion for breakfast did that for druids th-cam.com/video/39jpILKe64w/w-d-xo.html
do dis
Or just not call it paganism and go over them as systems independent of what Abrahamic religions call them.
Eriq Carey WTH because you just can’t resist the opportunity to be offended when no offense is intended? Modern pagans are practioners of interpretetions/re-creations of ancient belief systems that did not usually have “official” names when they “may” have been practiced. You must know that many modern practioners are proud to use the term pagan. Where I am from the word PAGAN is in the chosen name of some of the religious orders such as the Celtic Pagan Fellowship and Pagan Brotherhood of Odin to name just 2.. Stop the false victim act and be civilized! BTW the term pagan is a beloved term to thousands with origins meaning folk/country type beliefs (word pagny has similar PIE origins). Can you name every ancient religion’s modern name, didn’t think so, neither can most, so choose not to be offended when no offence was intended.
You mean Germanic not Norse lol
The more you go back, the more you find out that all religions copied eachother
No lol
Except one
@@manas4656 which one?
@@ghazia6641 the one which is oldest
@@manas4656 which one is oldest
Egyptian sanatan and zorastian are of the same time
Aryasamaj and aryans/aryas part of santan worship element (fire water air earth space) and called it bhoot devi vayu dev agin dev etc
Same zorastian also worship element fire
This religion sounds actually kinda cool. Minus the turtles being evil thing. Turtles are too cute! 😭
because turtles eat your crops. farmers hate turtles. its too clear to me that all religions are made up by humans. bc. all of them are "too" local.
@@mehmetilbasan4383 so you're an atheist?
@@belle_pomme agnostic.
Turtles, is terrifying if you stare at them, i would rather put straw up their nose than saving them because they are...again terrifying when you look at them closely
@@snifey7694 lol 😂 what?
Thank you greatly for this enlightenment. I had long suspected many commonalities tween Zoroastrianism and Taoism, you have given me many more knowledge pieces of the great puzzle that swiftly fit into my personal big picture of understanding. I am most grateful :D
Every India Hindu love Parsi ,our Parsi are best but sadly they in very less numbers I want them to increase their ratio🙏🙏
Parsis should’ve been given privileges instead of Christians and Muslims in India..
@@chintu.laddurao3029 absolutely right
I wish we could, but in Islamic Republic of Iran, if u change ur religion from Islam to any other religion, they ginna Executing u🙂🙂💔💔💔💔
@@chintu.laddurao3029 exactly
I’m Persian( Iranian), and once I met a Parsi in Malaysia. We talked a little bit about our culture and which of our traditions still survived. It was very pleasant. But then he told me that even after all these years, all of the Parsi people he knows still pray for the well-being of their motherland. That actually made me cry in front of him. So amazing to know they still love our country.
Ps. The animation was hilarious! Well done!
Actually your comment also made me cry, it’s so sad that Islam made us apart and forced us to forget our roots
I'm zoroastrian and my ancestors migrated to india because of islam persecution. Now do you see why I hate islam? They separated our country Persia apart.
@@anonymous99923 I feel you perfectly, so you’re a parsi in india? I would love to talk to you, is there any way to contact you?
@@azinnosrati6490 not really parsi as they migrated from persia to india in the 8th century. I am Irani, the people who migrated quite recently - 19th and 20th century. My ancestors fled Persia in the late 1880s
@@anonymous99923 I see, it’s so sad that Islam has forced my country’s people to leave their land, I hope you return to your motherland soon after freedom 🤍
For me, the Zoroastrian from Iran and from India (the Parsi) are the welcome in my conutry💜💜💜💚💚💚
@Roberto Thanks man. It means a lot to us Zoroastrians.
@Kal el Italy
And who you are? President of Burkinafaso? 😄
FUN FACT: ZOROASTAR WAS A MUSLIM PROPHET, EXACTLY LIKE ADAM, NOAH, ABRAHAM, MOSES, JESUS AND MUHAMMAD. ZOROASTER WAS GIVEN A BOOK from GOD AND PREACHED THE ONE GOD RELGION ISLAM to his people. UNFORATNTLY AFTER HIS DEATH, the persians corrupted zoroasters holy book, became disbelievers and left the one god relgion islam. Belive in all the prophets of Allah revert back to islam if you want to be saved from the torture of Hell and be entered into paradise.
How are you even surviving the Iranian government?
Any Zoroastrians reading my comment....just reproduce more. We need more of u, the world needs more of u. You guys are gem of a people
It's kind of hilarious how every animal is a kind of dog. Water dogs, dogs with prickly backs, the dog of Zairimyangura(tortoise) etc.
They are all good boys, except for the ones who are bad boys
You get the same thing in Sumerian. They basically described all mammals as Adjective + Dog. Lion's are Great Dogs.
i wonder if its a mistranslation
Sheppards had sheep dogs
"Hey this religion is pretty cool--"
"Turtles are evil."
"How dare."
That particular verse is from the Vendidad, which is regarded by Zoroastrians in the same way that many Christians view the book of Genesis. It isn't regarded as being completely true (and there is debate about whether it is part of the religion at all) and is mainly just thought of as a metaphor.
@@epsilonjay4123 Fair enough lol
Can I ask about the symbols in your handle? They got me curious
@@infiniteshay8660 To be honest, I was just looking at a list of symbols that I could put in my username one day, and I thought that those ones looked cool, so I added them. There's nothing really special about them, I just found them interesting.
@@epsilonjay4123 Fair enough lol
Turtles might be evil... but on the otter hand, Otters are good ;P
As an iranian i should tell you well done.. 👌. You explained really good. And i like your animations.
The illustration of Ahura Mazda is VERY cute.
I'm 100% convinced that the Christian God and the Zoroastrian God are the same being.
Good Thoughts
Good Words
Good Deeds
I don't agree with Turtles being evil, but I do agree that we need good thoughts, words, and deeds more than ever.
Good thoughts include Incest.
@@tasinal-hassan8268 You know, you could also apply good thoughts with logic and reasoning too.
@@tasinal-hassan8268 bomb
But did you know they tolerated incest
One question that should be asked is if there is evidence that some part of a religious text is wrong then do we assume it's a mistake and believe the rest or assume it's completely faulty and disregard it altogether?
I am not Iranian but I follow the teachings of Zarathustra. I love the Mazdaism religion and believe deeply in every word of the Gathas. I am grateful for this video you made! Thank you!
Did you convert in a fire temple?
@@bhka6423 no but i wish I could. I love Ahura Mazda and I know the one true Good God! I knew it in my heart when I heard the truth! Sending you love and good thoughts!
@@michellescorner4225 How did you come into contact with Zoroastrianism and where are you from?
@@bhka6423 I was seeking the truth and prayed for the Holy Spirit to guide me to the truth because what Jesus Christ taught was different than the rest of the Bible. I am in Georgia in the USA. I read went on line to read an assignment and a the Gathas came up in my research. I looked the online book up and I was changed immediately! I knew the message of Zarathustra was the truth!
@@michellescorner4225 okay then
This religion sounds a whole more enticing then anything I’ve ever heard before!
It's interesting, for sure!!
I agree, very enticing, it's principles seems kind of simple. 🙂🤔
Seems like a pure monotheistic religion that overtime got filled with innovations. Only Islam and Judaism are the only true monotheist religions remaining.
@@DanishTroll87 islam with the worship of Muhammad... Nah
@@zhulqarnayn1634 no one worships muhammad lol, maybe just a few weird sects.
Thank you for such a great video! I learnt how Zoroastrianism has so much in common with the other Abrahamic Religions. Clearly pointing out that Zarathushtra was also a prophet like other prophets sent to their people who were indulged in polytheism, to bring them back to monotheism.
FUN FACT: ZOROASTAR WAS A MUSLIM PROPHET, EXACTLY LIKE ADAM, NOAH, ABRAHAM, MOSES, JESUS AND MUHAMMAD. ZOROASTER WAS GIVEN A BOOK from GOD AND PREACHED THE ONE GOD RELGION ISLAM to his people. UNFORATNTLY AFTER HIS DEATH, the persians corrupted zoroasters holy book, became disbelievers and left the one god relgion islam. Belive in all the prophets of Allah revert back to islam if you want to be saved from the torture of Hell and be entered into paradise.
In Mumbai the Parsi community is very prosperous, most live in places called ‘Baghs’ it’s basically a very nice colony kind of place which are cheap for Parsis to live in
There are also many Parsi shops like ‘ Parsi Bakery ‘
Bagh means garden ❤
8:10:
"Or falls down to hell, to suffer quote 'Long age of misery, darkness, bad food and the crying of woe'.This is called England."
London was burnt in 1666 but whole England in 2020.
India wants every religion in India untill they start creating problem. And problem arises when people start converting other people. Parasi are most loved people in India and they are greatly contributing to India's growth.
but being nice has not saved their population, they are literally dying out.
@@averyj5446 this is what happens when you kneel before Islamic invasion
Islamophobe
@@syedzakariya9 Islam will soon be out of India dont worry
Not only India but UK too
Ratan Tata
Just got this video on my Recommended and subbed right away! I will be sharing this with some good friends of mine, thank you.
As a Christian I find it so interesting how similar many religious stories are.
Probably because they stole from others. They were influenced by their surroundings and they added it to their fictions. Christians are used to it. They did that through all of their history. I'm Slav so I know what they stole from old religions of Slavs. Like they did with Sun day, Estera, Christmas eve and many more.
Because God has a consistent archetype that He chooses for His message.
Sincere meditative people who are seeking something that is beyond what their societies are presenting them with.
yeah it’s pretty eye opening tbh. who knows who’s right, or if we’re all just fools lol. crazy
It's only the Abrahamic religions that share these similarities, and that's because they were all heavily influenced by Zoroastrianism.
@@rectangulartriangles-yk2qo nothing fictional about Torah and the author of it. There is no yin and yang counterpart. YHWH is God Almighty there is no equal. If you are living peacefully in a Western country you have YHWH to be thankful for as its His Torah that provide the basis of law and judicial systems of many developed nations. It’s no coincidence that as countries like the US welcome other gods like Allah and Ahura Mazda and forget YHWH, that these nations descend into cesspools of lawlessness that devour their young. Just as happened to Israel since it’s establishment.
INDIA holds
The biggest population of
Hindus
Sikhs
Jains
Parsi's
& 2nd biggest population of Muslims
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@White Dove ????
@White Dove i dont know why people want to show that their god is true....a man tried to tell that to the people of santinal island....he is no more....
@White Dove Thank you for saying yourself he was God's son lol. Wonder why he came to learn about his Gid Krishna in Jagannath Temple, Odisha, India during is 14 years 🤣
White Dove
Allah is Lord . He will forgive your sins eternally
He loves you and created you and your friend Jesus .
@White Dove fake.
The most famous Zoroastrian: Freddie Mercury
Rockie did you watch the video?
zartosht
His birth name was Farrokh Bulsara, his nickname in grade school growing up in England was Freddy.
Was he actually religious or that was just his religious background ?
big onoma I’m no expert but from what I’ve heard his family maintained a relationship with him but did not approve of his lifestyle. Sounds like it was just his background.
Good video, very informative. Nice dash of humour, too.
Hindus always welcomed all religions with open arms. I have many Parsi friends, I did not even knew its a foreign religion. Jews were also settled in India ages ago and prospering.
Only exception to all this is Islam.
@@mitonaarea5856 Maybe should see how Armenia/Hayastan and Iran have cooperated this past 1000 years then, stronger than India's relationship with the dalit class for sure.
Islam a religion of peace.. bwahahaha bwahahaha nyahahaha nyahahaha bwahahaha
@yousha zaidi most people feel like that, but islam is very intolerant towards other religions man.
Wait islam is religion? Not political tools?
@@gloriascientiae7435 Christianity doesn't have a great track record of tolerance either
As a Christian I've always found Zoroastrianism very interesting. Great video. You've earned a subscriber.
Funny since Ahura Mazda is Sri Vishnu as we Vishnavas recognise.
I'm Iranian and I know that in sassanid times killing dogs were crime and person would have be punished by 1200 vipe 😉😊😂😂 according to avesta so it's a good religion
1200 vipe
Barbarism: a trait shared by all the Abrahamic religions
@@iliketurtles5180 that's why they are huge in numbers. Bad things tend to be more popular
@@vaibhavsingh3708 proof?
@@iliketurtles5180 proof of what
Great video man
it is nice actually to see an Irish guy from the other side of the world know so much about your history and culture!!
btw I love your accent
love from Iran
BRUH I SUGGESTED THIS YESTERDAY MY WISHES HAVE BEEN GRANTED
Good words, good deeds 👌
Never wish for corona ........... beer
Does this mean this is the only true religion?
@@themaster408 no
@@trendszettaa I don't know, he wished for it and it happened. It's an answer to prayer. Since it answered his prayer, that means it's real, which means the others must be fake. Therefore, this is the true religion. You can't argue with hard facts like that lol.
Wow, so they had already all the fundamental ideas that can be found in modern religions at that time. Yet I didnt hear a single word about this in any religion lessons. a shame
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Azarello plagiarism makes it sound like someone stole the ideas, whereas the ideas prolly just spread over time and evolved and mixed with others
@Laura Streeter Um, Yeshua is a Hebrew meaning salvation, t
Is a Hebrew word not a "Christian" word. The Hebrews practicing what we call today as Judaism, is the world's oldest monotheistic religion, dating back 4,000 years or more if you tie in paleo Hebrew glyphs found under Mount Caramel. So no Zoroastrianism is not older.
Excellent video. I studied theology in college and I’ve always been fascinated by Zoroastrianism and it’s influence on the Judeo-Christian religion.
The problem is that there's no evidence that Christianity was influenced by Zoroastrianism. Of cours archaeological evidence prove Zoroastrianism existed before 600 BC. But these archaeological evidences don't show what was this religion about.
The only written accounts about this religion is the Avista texts. But the Avista texts were written in the fourth century AD. That's 400 years after Christ and 300 years after the Bible was completed. Therefore most likely Zoroastrianism we know today was influenced by Christianity.
Story of Joseph was actually plagiarized from epic of Gilgamesh and the bull/Ishtar.
@@yusefkhan1752proof?
No wonder so many seminary became cemeteries. YHWH is not Ahura Mazda. Deut 32:8-9.
YHWH revealed Himself to Israel alone. No other nation. Every other nation had their own principality and god since Babel. They all sound the same because they all have the same origin story when they rebelled against YHWH at Babel.
Good words, good thoughts and good deeds from Iran🇮🇷
When I've met Zoroastrians, they've generally been surprised that I've heard of it.
They've all been nice people, too.
Like I'm Sad there are just less than 200,000 Zoroastrians.
India and Iran are trying very hard to Increase
@@ChandranPrema123 wait Iran is trying to increase too? A Persian in another comment was saying that zoroastrians had to say they're muslim to get a job.
But yeah, the state governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat have both allocated substantial funds to encourage the Parsi community to increase their falling birth rate.
Didn't know this was where most religions were 'based' from. Crazyyy
that's not actualy true, most religions are based off of precursors, Zoroastrianism is only one of them. The others would be Ancient Egypt's myths about Osiris, Isis and Horus for instance. (Which dates back to almost 11000 BC and which is a continuation of even older shamanistic rituals which are continuations of embodied knowledge sprouting from perception etc.)
@@dabartos4713 Most religions are not based off of others. God sent down his prophets and messengers at various periods of time with a message with the common message of belief and worship of One God only but over time this message got lost or destroyed and people put in their own thoughts and beliefs into them and made them into a religion different from what He had revealed, till the last and final prophet and messenger was sent with a message for all mankind at which time God took it upon himself to protect that revelation and message from being destroyed or lost. This is what He has said about his last message to mankind 'This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion'.
Qur'an 5:4
@@kushvebharucha3656 yea but whant about asian religions? we never had a prophet...
@@lizexi7115 this is 2 months old..but i would write anyway...actually you did and in Islam..it is told that the community of prophet noah(pbuh) would not recognize him on the judgement day and they would say that they never recieved a prpphet. The theory goes asian religion like Hinduism Comes From Prophet Noah(pbuh) cause of similarity between Story Of Noah (Nuh)And Manu(ma-nuh) (Character in veda) mentioned In Hinduism and Abrahamic Religions.
@@kushvebharucha3656 So it's a mythological claim like the rest of them.
Really fascinating religion. I love that the "God of time" is time itself.
Greek mythologiy seems to have adapted that since Chronos is the father of Zeus.
@@II-V-I kronos, the father of zeus and chronos, the god of time, are two different gods
@@DiegoDization oh really? Thank you, since I read he was named Kronos it seemed clear to me... But obviously wrong
The Gods of all Forces are the forces themselves.
I have to agree, this religion *is* truly fascinating :)
I’m sorry. Is Christianity just a revised version of Zoroastrianism??? 🤯
Religion exists
India: yes
India: WE NEED THEM ALL
@Rahul Singh 😂🙌🙌🙌
@Ashish Bisht agreed
@Ashish Bisht same here. I v no issue with Muslims etc if they respect the differences. Mentality is the problem, not religion
@Rahul Singh in the end, after all, religion is Culture. Culture IS humanity. Nobody was Ever harmed by diversity.
If a hedgehog is a "dog with prickly back", then a turtle must be "dog with rocky back".
Then Chinese are right - an owl is just a "cat headed eagle"!
And otters are water dogs. Truly, everything is a dog.
@@vitriolicAmaranth not wrong tho
It cannot be so for all dogs are good boys and the turtle is evil as we all know now.
I just finished watching Cogito's videos on religion. They covered more content than a whole semester of a college-level course on comparative religious studies. Took a lot less than a semester too! Nice work. And to be perfectly honest... your descriptions of the similarities and differences of the Abrahamic faiths are pretty accurate. I'd make your videos required study if was still teaching.
Outstanding presentation. An incredible amount of information and some humor as well. 👏 Bravo
Great video. Must have taken a real long time. One question: I notice you referred to Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu as "they." Is that because the Zoroastrians don't consider them to be explicitly male figures?
Yeah I attempted to do that. But slipped up a few times and said he. But many zoroastrians thinkers would argue that they are genderless beings.
There is no gender specifiction in most Iranic languages. There is no He and She in the Persian language for example. Which is why it is translated as "They" in English
@@heoftheimmortalsoul6253 in pashto (which is the second biggest iranic language) there is a clear division between genders but unlike English with no articles
@@rameen7646 That is correct, but if you pay attention to my comment you'd see that I said "most" Iranic languages. Avestan(the primary language of Zoroastrian texts) is an old Iranian language and it has no gender divisions.
@@heoftheimmortalsoul6253 it has, go research more.
Avestan preserved all of the eight cases of Proto-Indoeuropean as well as its three genders and numbers.
•gender: masculine, feminine, neuter.
•number: singular, dual, plural.
I really like how informative this is, I have a friend from high school who follows Zoroastrianism, and I remember realizing he did because he has zoroastrian bird necklace!
I have that same necklace !!
the faravahar?
In the induction class for Mazda Motors, there was a slide showing how Mazda as a brand got it's name from Zoroastrianism.
Was that in Japan?
Thank You for this.
I never really understood this religion. Your insights helped make it easier for me.
Peace