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	Zoroaster Zarathustra - Crystalinks
		All the heavenly entities, the Amesha Spentas, instructed Zarathushtra in heaven, and he received perfect knowledge of past, present, and future.
		He is surrounded by six or seven beings, or entities, which the later Avesta calls amesha spentas, "beneficent immortals." The names of the amesha spentas frequently recur throughout the Gathas and may be said to characterize Zoroaster's thought and his concept of god.
		If the amesha spentas show the working of the deity, while at the same time constituting the order binding the adherents of the Wise Lord, then the world of Ahura Mazda and the world of his followers (the ashavan) come close to each other.
	www.crystalinks.com /z.html (3515 words)

	Amesha Spentas - Information from Reference.com
		Amesha Spenta (Aməṣ̌a Spənta) is an Avestan language term for a class of divinity/divine concepts in Zoroastrianism, and literally means "Bounteous Immortal".
		This general, non-specific, meaning of the term Amesha Spenta also has an equivalent in the Vedic Sanskrit Vishve Amrtas, which is the collective term for all supernatural beings (lit: 'all immortals'), and thus includes both the daevas and asuras (ahuras in Avestan).
		In particular, the relationship between Ahura Mazda and Spenta Mainyu is multifaceted and complex, and "as hard to define as that of Yahweh and the Holy Spirit in Judaism and Christianity" (Boyce, 2002b).
	www.reference.com /search?q=Amesha+Spentas (1429 words)

	SPENTA ARMAITI: Spirit of Serenity
		Spenta Armaiti is one of the Amesha Spentas, the seven "Bounteous Immortals" of the Zoroastrian tradition.
		In ceremonies, Spenta Armaiti is symbolized by the white sheet or pad that underlies all the other sacred objects, including the fire vessel: this designates the sacred space.
		This means learning and practicing the virtues of each Amesha Spenta, whether they are "masculine" or "feminine." In the pairing of Spenta Armaiti and Asha, there is a balance between the "masculine" Justice, Truth, and Law of Asha, and the "feminine" qualities of Service, Kindness, Devotion, and Serenity.
	accessnewage.com /articles/mystic/armait.htm (1024 words)

	Amesha Spenta - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		In Zoroastrianism, Amesha Spentas are the Holy Immortals, the equivalent of Archangels in Christian theology.
		Spenag Menog is counted among the Amesha Spentas, he is often identified with Ahura Mazda i.
		Each of the Amesha Spentas helped to create a particular part of creation and now presides over it or is represented by it.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/a/m/e/Amesha_Spenta_5e71.html (287 words)

	Iran Politics Club: Persian Mythology, Gods and Goddesses - Part Two (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Holy Seven Amesha Spentas are: Ameretat, Armaiti, Haurvatat, Sraosa, Arashtat, Khshathra Vairya, and Vohuman.
		She is one of the Amesha Spentas, Ameretat meaning Immortal (not dying, living) is the personification of immortality.
		He is the most prominent of the (male) Amesha Spentas and the principal adversary of the world of the demons.
	iranpoliticsclub.net /culture-language/mythology2 (2062 words)

	Amesha Spenta Summary
		In the Zoroastrian tradition, the Amesha Spentas (Av.; MPers., Amahraspandān), or "beneficent immortals,"are an important group of entities surrounding Ahura Mazdā and figuring significantly in the Gāthās.
		The collective name of the Amesha Spentas and their definiton as a set of six or seven immortals (if the two spirits Spenta Mainyu and Ahura Mazdā are included) is found in the non-Gathic Avesta, in which the adjectives amesha ("immortal") and spenta ("beneficent") are sometimes used to describe various entities.
		The entities positively identified as Amesha Spentas are a well-defined group: Vohu Manah ("good thought"), Asha Vahishta ("best truth"), Khshathra Vairya ("desirable power"), Spenta Ārmaiti ("beneficent devotion"), Haurvatāt ("wholeness" or "health"), and Ameretāt ("immortality" or "life").
	www.bookrags.com /Amesha_Spentas (1963 words)

	Amesha Spentas
		The Amesha Spentas ("beneficent immortals"), come directly after him in the hierarchy of gods, and can be compared with archangels.
		The Amesha Spentas all have one of the archfiends, the Daevas, as their eternal opponent and enemy.
		The deities of the Amesha Spentas are: Ameretat, Armaiti, Asha vahishta, Haurvatat, Khshathra vairya, Sraosa and Vohu Manah.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/amesha_spentas.html (100 words)

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		Spenta Armaiti is one of the Amesha Spentas, the seven "Bounteous Immortals" of the Zoroastrian tradition.
		In ceremonies, Spenta Armaiti is symbolized by the white sheet or pad that underlies all the other sacred objects, including the fire vessel: this designates the sacred space.
		This means learning and practicing the virtues of each Amesha Spenta, whether they are "masculine" or "feminine." In the pairing of Spenta Armaiti and Asha, there is a balance between the "masculine" Justice, Truth, and Law of Asha, and the "feminine" qualities of Service, Kindness, Devotion, and Serenity.
	www.pyracantha.com /Z/armaiti.html (1012 words)

	Amesha Spentas
		Amesha Spentas, Holy Immortals, take ancient Iranian theology into the realm of myth, for they are gods without being gods, created without being creatures, and preside over great natural features without being identified with them.
		In Zoroastrianism the doctrine of the seven Amesha Spentas and the seven creations was to inspire in man a deep sense of responsibility for the world around him.
		Each Spenta is chief of his creation, but is bound to the other six by a shared sense of purpose, which, for all Spentas, is striving for a common goal, man consciously and the rest naturally, for which they were brought into existence for to utterly defeat evil.
	www.themystica.com /mythical-folk/~articles/a/amesha_spentas.html (167 words)

	TEMPLE OF ZOROASTER (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He is surrounded by six or seven beings, or entities, which the later Avesta calls amesha spentas, "beneficent immortals." The names of the amesha spentas frequently recur throughout the Gathas and may be said to characterize Zoroaster's thought and his concept of god.
		If the amesha spentas show the working of the deity, while at the same time constituting the order binding the adherents of the Wise Lord, then the world of Ahura Mazda and the world of his followers (the ashavan) come close to each other.
		The Wise Lord, together with the amesha spentas, will at last vanquish the spirit of evil: this message, implying the end of the cosmic and ethical dualism, seems to constitute Zoroaster's main religious reform.
	sangha.net /messengers/zoroaster.htm (2905 words)

	Amesha Spentas (CAIS)
		The Amesha Spentas are the the abstract concepts and the essences of which the good religion of Zarathushtra constructed.
		The Amesha Spentas are aspects of Ahura Mazda, through which he is known.
		Ahura Mazda establishes the independent existence of the Amesha Spentas in the ideal realm of Being.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/Religions/iranian/Zarathushtrian/amesha_spenta.htm (433 words)

	Jashan Cermony of Zoroastrian Religion
		During this ceremony we praise Ahura Mazda and invoke the Amesha Spentas and the Fravashis.
		To understand this term, Amesha Spenta, we have to refer to the Gathas, which are the hyms or songs composed by Zarathustra.
		These Amesha Spentas were later linked to some of the creations of Ahura Mazda and believed to be the guardian of these creations.
	www3.sympatico.ca /zoroastrian/jashan.htm (2145 words)

	PersianDNA™ [ANGELS] Angels and Spiritual Beings in Zoroastrianism.
		Spenta Mainyu (Spenamino, Hormazd) means "The Holy Creative Spirit", He is the spirit of Ahura Mazda, active in the world.
		He is the most prominent of the male Amesha Spentas as the principal adversary of the world against the Daevas.
		She is the Amesha Spenta that presides over water and is the personification of perfection.
	www.persiandna.com /angels.htm (803 words)

	A Who's Who of World Mythology : Amesha Spentas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The seven Amshasoends or Amesha Spentas (the Immortal Holy Ones) of Zoroastrianism belong to a pantheon of Iranian deities predating the Zoroastrian religion.
		She was the spiritual mother of humanity, and people were taught to say, “My mother is Spendarmat, Archangel of the Earth, and my father is Ohrmazd, the Lord of Wisdom.” According to one tradition, Spenta Armaiti was the mother of Gayomart, the primordial being.
		Spenta Armaiti gathered these, and from gold she grew a plant which produced the first human couple, Mashya and Mashyoi.
	www.angelfire.com /de/poetry/Whoswho/AmeshaSpentas.html (279 words)

	Question and Answers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Amesha Spentas are seven in all – Anura Mazda, Vohumana, Asha Vahishta, Khshathra Vairaya, Spenta Armiti, Haurvataat and Ameretaat and they signify the attributes of Ahura Mazda.
		The Amesha Spentas preside over mankind, animals, fire, metals, earth, water and plants.
		No, Amesha Spentas are by no means independent gods, but they are of the same thought, word and deed with Ahura Mazda who is said to be their father and preceptor (Farvardin Yasht – 83), and who has created them all (Hormuzd Yasht – 25).
	www.parsionline.com /short_questions5.htm (553 words)

	Spiritual Beings
		Zoroastrianism recognizes various classes of spiritual beings besides the Supreme Being (Ahura Mazda): The Amesha Spentas, Yazatas, and Fravashis.
		Zarathushtra tells us that Ahura Mazda created everything based on the six Amesha Spentas, which are in fact divine emanations or aspects of the creator.
		Like the Amesha Spentas they personify abstract ideas and virtues, or concrete objects of nature.
	www.shangrala.org /RELIGIONS/12Zoroastrianism/Spiritbeings.html (627 words)

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		Ameretat: "Not dying, "Living"; One of the Amesha Spentas; She is the personification of immortality and the protector of plants
		Armaiti: "Beneficient devotion"; One of the Amesha Spentas; Personification of holy devotion; Goddess of the dead and fertility
		Haurvatat: "Wholeness"; One of the Amesha Spentas; She is the personification of perfection and is associted with life after death; She brings prosperity and health
	www.houseofenlightenment.com /pergod.html (601 words)

	Amesha Spentas & Chakras
		Although in post-Zarathushtra Zoroastrianism the Amesha Spentas were mythologized to attain angelic status, in the Gathas, Zarathushtra simply refers to them as aspects of the divine or divine emanations.
		Perhaps if the divine can be represented as a cube, then each of the Amesha Spentas can be thought of as one face of the cube.
		For Zarathushtra, the Amesha Spentas were a part and aspect of an elaborate interconnected and interrelated universal system, through which that system was created and based on which that system operates.
	www.zarathushtra.com /z/article/chakras.htm (1428 words)

	Zoroastrianism (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Here the equivalents of angels are the seven Amesha Spentas (beneficient Immortals).
		Associates of the Amesha Spentas are Yazatas presiding over sun, moon, earth, fire etc. Corresponding to the Indian concept of pitri or forefathers, there is the Avesta Fravashi (Faith and Inspiration).
		The Yasna is the handbook of ceremonies, retreats etc, including the 17 cantos of the five Gathas – Abunavaiti, Ushtavaiti, Spenta Mainyu, Voha Khshathra and Vahishtoishti.
	www.indiaheritage.org /religion/zoras/zoroast.htm (435 words)

	Amesha Spentas
		Eternal divine beings in Zoroastrianism, entities that bring blessings and comfort.
		The Amesha Spentas are in the Avesta presented as aspects of Ahura Mazda.
		In each of their functions, the Amesha Spentas constitute Ahura Mazda in his fullness.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/amesha_s.htm (38 words)

	ANGELS: Zoroastrian
		Zoroastrianism recognizes various classes of spiritual beings besides the Supreme Being (Ahura Mazda): The Amesha Spentas, Yazatas, and Fravashis.
		Sad Dar, chapter 26), Zoroastrians pick a patron angel for their protection, and throughout their lives are careful to observe prayers dedicated to that angel.
		Lit 'adorable ones', a created spiritual being, worthy of being honored or praised.
	www.avesta.org /angels.html (495 words)

	Amesha Spentas & Chakras
		According to Zarathushtra, there are six Amesha Spentas, and these are 2:
		What's more, we can see their operation at the level of every action or project that we undertake 3.
		Spenta Armaiti is our ability and urge to Love - the Fourth Chakra
	www.meta-religion.com /World_Religions/Zoroastrim/amesha_spentas.htm (1386 words)

	New age / angel / amesha spenta
		In Pahlavi Khshathra is called Shahrevar, Haurvatat is called Hordad, Spenta Armaiti is called Spendarmad, Ameretat is called Amurdad, Vohu Manah is called Vahman, Spenta Mainyu is called Spenag Menog and Asha Vahistha is called Ashavahisht or Ardvahist or "Arbidihist".
		among the Amesha Spentas, he is often identified with Ahura Mazda i.
		A list of the wikipedia authors can be found here.
	www.new-age-guide.com /new_age/amesha_spenta.htm (323 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Theological Aspects of the Avesta
		Of the good spirits who surround Ahura, the most important are the Amesha Spentas ("Holy Immortals" or "Immortal Saints") generally reckoned as six (though Ahura Mazda himself is frequently included among them, and they are then called seven).
		These are the characteristic genii of the Gathas and their very names show that they are merely personified attributes of the Creator Himself.
		But besides the Amesha Spentas, there are a few other archangels whose rank is scarcely less, if it does not sometimes exceed theirs.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02154a.htm (2367 words)

	AMESHASPANDS - THE BOUNTIFUL IMMORTALS: by Ervad (Dr.) Hoshang J. Bhadha
		Amesha Spenta - the Bountiful Immortals are the product of the Supreme God Ahura Mazda.
		He created the material and spiritual world and created Amesha Spenta to guide and protect His creations.
		[Garonamana is a place beyond the luminaries of haven - Abode of Songs - associated with shining endless light.] In the Gathas, Amesha Spentas are depicted as the spirits of light.
	tenets.zoroastrianism.com /amesha33.html (1976 words)

	Amesha Spentas
		Eternal divine beings in Zoroastrianism, entities that bring blessings and comfort.
		The Amesha Spentas are in the Avesta presented as aspects of Ahura Mazda.
		In each of their functions, the Amesha Spentas constitute Ahura Mazda in his fullness.
	www.lexicorient.com /e.o/amesha_s.htm (38 words)

	Zoroastrianism: Origins and Beliefs — FactMonster.com
		These abstract representations, formerly the personal aspects of Ahura Mazdah, are Vohu Manah [good thought], Asha Vahista [highest righteousness], Khshathra Vairya [divine kingdom], Spenta Armaiti [pious devotion], Haurvatat [salvation], and Ameretat [immortality].
		In time the Amesha Spentas became archangelic in character and less abstract.
		The war between these two supernatural hosts is the subject matter of the fully developed cosmogony and eschatology of Zoroastrianism.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/society/A0862071.html (515 words)

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	A Angels
		AMESHA SPENTAS-Called also the amshaspendas, the amesha spentas were the holy immortals, the six or seven spirits created by the great god Ahura Mazda in the Zoroastrian religion to assist him in the ordering of the universe.
		They were given various qualities and ultimately received exceedingly personalized attributes: truth (Vohu Manah); immortality (Ameretat); salvation (Haurvatat); desirable realm or dominion (Ksathiara); highest righteousness (Asha Vahista); and pious devotion (Spenta Aramiti).
		These seven evil attributes eventually came to represent the famous seven deadly sins, while the amesha spentas served as the foundation of the seven virtures.
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