God in Zoroastrianism is known as ‘Ahura Mazda’. ‘Ahura’ means ‘the Lord’ or ‘The Master’ and ‘Mazda’ means ‘the Wise’; hence ‘Ahura Mazda’ means ‘the Wise Lord’ or ‘the Wise God’. Ahura Mazda stands for God, in a strictly monotheistic sense.
Qualities of God according to the Dasatir:
According to the Dasatir, Ahura Mazda has the following qualities:
- He is One.
- He is without an origin or end.
- He has no father or mother, wife or son.
- He is without a body or form.
- Nothing resembles Him.
- Neither the eye can behold Him, nor the power of thinking can conceive him
- He is above all that you can imagine.
- He is nearer to you than your own self.
Qualities of God according to Avesta
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According to the Avesta, the Gathas and the Yasna give various characteristics to Ahura Mazda such as:
| Creator | Yasna 31:7 & 11 Yasna 44:7 Yasna 50:11 Yasna 51:7 |
| Most Mighty | the Greatest Yasna 33:11 Yasna 45:6 |
| Beneficent | Hudai. Yasna 33:11 Yasna 48:3 |
| Bountiful | Spenta; Yasna 43:4,5,7,9,11,13,15 Yasna 44:2 Yasna 45:5 Yasna 46:9 Yasna 48:3 |
Thus, in Zoroastrianism too, we find a concept of an eternal, omnipotent God. Several verses of Yasna praise the Lord as a Bountiful Creator.
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