General Questions
Bundahishne was written:
About 200 years after the downfall of the Sassanian Dynasty.
What is our Breath Compared to?
Wind
What does the Avestan word “Urvan” mean?
"The chooser."
What is the Avestan term for the astral body?
Keherpa
What is the Avestan term for Ahura Mazda’s guardian spirit?
Fravashi
The Creation story is based on:
One of the Nasks (Damdaad Nask) which was based on Gatha Ahunavaiti (Y29).
What is our Hair Compared to?
The plants that grow
What are the two paths that Zarathushtra says we can choose between?
The Good path (Spenta Mainyu) and the Evil path (Angra Mainyu).
What determines the brightness of a person’s Keherpa?
The actions of the soul.
What role does the Fravashi play in a person’s life?
It guides and inspires the soul to lead a good, virtuous, and benevolent life.
The story of creation is divided into:
Three periods.
What is our skeleton compared to?
Mountains
What are the four sources from which the soul receives input?
Wisdom and knowledge, innate reason, intellect and will, and conscience
What is the term used in prayers to refer to the “divine glory”?
Khvarnah
Is the Fravashi responsible for a person’s actions?
No, the soul is free to accept or reject its guidance.
The period referred to as Bundahishn refers to the creation of:
The Spiritual World.
Why should we take care of our bodies?
It is the storehouse of the soul and in harmony with the surroundings
What happens to the soul on the fourth day after death?
It proceeds toward the spiritual world and is confronted by the Daena.
Why was King Jamshed eventually destroyed?
He became conceited and thought he was God, causing his divine glory to leave him.
What happens to the Fravashi after a person’s death?
It returns to Ahura Mazda unblemished and waits to reunite with the soul after the final resurrection.
The period of the battle between Good & Evil is referred to as:
Gumazishne
What is the reasoning behind the belief that the physical body was created after the soul?
Since it is the soul that directs the functions from within the body
What is the name of the bridge that the soul must cross after death?
Chinvat peretu (Bridge of Judgment).
What did Zarathushtra do when attacked by the demon of Lie (Druj)?
He chanted the Ahunavar prayer, causing the demon to become confused and disappear.
What is the term for the final unison of the soul and Fravashi?
Khwaitwadath