In Zoroastrianism, the Amesha Spenta (Avestan: 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀, romanized: Aməša Spəṇta—literally "Immortal (which is) holy/bounteous/furthering") are a class of seven divine entities emanating from Ahura Mazda, the highest divinity of the religion.[1][a] Later Middle Persian variations of the term include the contraction 'Ameshaspand' as well as the specifically Zoroastrian 'Mahraspand' and 'Amahraspand'.
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and mental realm) through the seven (or six, when excluding Spenta Mainyu) AmeshaSpentas. The name Zoroaster (Ζωροάστηρ) is a Greek rendering of the...
archangels or AmeshaSpentas. To maintain equilibrium, Ahura Mazda engaged in the first act of creation, distinguishing his Holy Spirit Spenta Mainyu, the...
is one of the AmeshaSpentas, the seven divine manifestations of Wisdom and Ahura Mazda. While older sources present the AmeshaSpentas more as abstract...
ard-.[a] The word is also the proper name of the divinity Asha, the AmeshaSpenta that is the hypostasis or "genius" of "Truth" or "Righteousness". In...
Zoroastrian divinity/divine concept of immortality. Amerdad is the AmeshaSpenta of long life on earth and perpetuality in the hereafter. The word amərətāt...
"wholeness" or "perfection." In post-Gathic Zoroastrianism, Haurvatat was the AmeshaSpenta associated with water (cf. apo), prosperity, and health. Etymologically...
are the antitheses of the Amahraspands (Avestan AmeshaSpentas). Mirroring the task of the AmeshaSpentas through which Ahura Mazda realized creation, the...
and scripture, the terms 'AmeshaSpenta' and 'yazata' are sometimes used interchangeably. In general, however, 'AmeshaSpenta' signifies the six divine...
altogether rare in the Gathas. In these texts, even Ahura Mazda and AmeshaSpenta are not yet proper names. The translation of mainyu as "spirit" is the...
and the six AmeshaSpentas and 23 Yazatas and in the third month prayers are said for only 28 days (to Ahura Mazda, the six AmeshaSpentas and up to Zamyad...
water at dawn for a sacred ritual, he saw the shining figure of the AmeshaSpenta, Vohu Manah, who led Zoroaster to the presence of Ahura Mazda, where...
Asha. He received further revelations and saw a vision of the seven AmeshaSpenta, and his teachings were collected in the Gathas and the Avesta. Eventually...
been written by the founder of the faith Zoroaster, Armaiti of the AmeshaSpenta is referred to as the "daughter" of Ahura Mazda, the highest deity within...
lesser deities and dualism. But before hastening to conclude that the AmeshaSpentas and the other yazatas compromise the purity of monotheism, we should...
bearing the conviction of "Good Purpose" (Vohu Manah, 43.4; see also AmeshaSpenta), and enlightening one's inner-self (46.7). Within this framework of...
who slew Jamshid. The element zam is the domain of the Armaiti, the AmeshaSpenta of the earth and one of the Ahura Mazda's primordial 'divine sparks'...
that expound the principles of Zoroastrian cosmogony, Vohu Manah is an AmeshaSpenta, one of seven emanations of Ahura Mazda that each represent one facet...
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the waters are implicitly associated with [Spenta] Armaiti (middle Persian Spendarmad), the AmeshaSpenta of the earth (this association is properly developed...
the six "primordial creations" of Ahura Mazda, otherwise known as the AmeshaSpentas. Each of these festivals is celebrated over five days. The six festivals...
similar hierarchy of divinities, Aeshma is opposed to Asha Vahishta, the AmeshaSpenta that is the hypostasis of "Truth". This opposition also reflects Aeshma's...
association with a specific creation, and it is only in later texts that this AmeshaSpenta is considered the guardian of metals. This anomaly is explained in modern...
numbers of demons. These archdemons stay in exact opposition to the AmeshaSpenta. The Lesser Key of Solomon, an anonymous 17th century grimoire, lists...
ugly, smelly, and full of sorrow and disease. Ahura Maza first creates AmeshaSpenta, which are: Sepand Mino, Khordad, Mordad, Bahman, Ordibehesht, Shahrivar...
substances. In the Gathas, Ahura Mazda works through emanations known as the AmeshaSpenta and with the help of "other ahuras". These emanations support him and...
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