Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map (1906)
Jackson, A. V. Williams (Abraham Valentine Williams), 1862-1937 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 152
in waiting about the throne of AhuraMazda with a company of attendant angels. From thesedivine beings Zarathushtra receives commands and injunc-tions which he is to convey to mankind. They inculcate thedoctrine of purity of body as well as of soul; they enjoin thecare of useful animals, especially… … Idealized Portrait from a Sculpture supposed to represent Zoroaster REVELATION AND TEMPTATION 63 spiritual guide. Foremost among the commandments is theabhorrence of falsehood, the universal obligation to speak thetruth. This is one of the most fundamental of the ethicaltenets which form the basis…
Zoroastrianism
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