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Avestans called mainyu and the Sanskrit-speakers manya.
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Zoroastrianism banned the sacrifice of animals and the use of intoxicants and introduced the idea of individual salvation through the free choice of God (Ahura Mazda) over the Spirit of Evil (Angro-mainyu or Ahriman).
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