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↑ Mazdaism is a 19th century construct, taking Mazda - from the name Ahura Mazda and adding the suffix
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Minhaj Ahmed Khan Lodi 2008
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There is much in these descriptions which is unlike the attributes ascribed to any other member of the Vedic pantheon and recalls Ahura
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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"Asura, occurring as Ahura in the first part of Ahura-Mazda (Hormazd), is the name of God among the Parsis; and the Zoroastrian religion is distinctly called the Ahura religion, in strict opposition to the Deva religion.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Well, how would people react if the “Pledge” stated “one nation under Yahweh” or “one nation under Jesus Christ” or “one nation under Ahura Mazda”?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin 2010
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The panel has symbols of most remaining religions in it, mostly hidden, but couldnt fit Zoroastrians Ahura Mazda into it.
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In Zoroastrian myths, good and evil were represented by the twins Ahriman and Ahura Mazda.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More Jack Canfield 2009
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In Zoroastrian myths, good and evil were represented by the twins Ahriman and Ahura Mazda.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More Jack Canfield 2009
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Blaspheming the name of Ahura Mazda will not be tolerated!
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And the kashathra (blessing), of Ahura descends, indeed
truth in religions 2007
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Some commentators believe that Ormus is a form of the name of the Zoroastrian creator-god Ohrmazd, a later version of Ahura Mazda.
The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006
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