5 fascinating facts about Zoroastrianism

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One of the world’s most ancient and influential religions, Zoroastrianism thrived until the 7th century A.D.—and is still practiced today.

To prevent decomposing bodies from defiling earth, water, or fire, some Zoroastrians here in Karachi and in India expose their dead to the elements in circular towers known as dakhmas, where the remains break down naturally.Zoroastrianism may be the world’s first monotheistic religion

The belief in one supreme being may have originated with Zoroastrianism and influenced later monotheistic religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. According to tradition, the Zoroastrian god—Ahura Mazda—revealed the tenets of the religion to the prophet Zarathustra in Central Asia in the 2Zoroastrianism was originally practiced in the Persian Empire by millions of people. Today, less than 100,000 Zoroastrians are estimated to be living across the globe.

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