Describe the salient features of Parsi philosophy.

1.	Describe the salient features of Parsi philosophy.
Answer» Human body is mortal, soul is immortal. Man gets heaven or hell according to his deeds like the Vedic philosophy. There are two types of forces in the world : - (a) Deities: Ahuramazada, symbol of Gods, is a great deity who created earth, man and heaven. He says, “Dont think evil, don’t leave the right path (truth), don’t do sin.” (b) Demons: Ahirman is the representative of demons. He makes the people shaitan and take them towards hell. There is always a fight between deities and demons but ultimately Ahurnazada wins. Parsi or Zoroastrian philosophy is not an escapist. According to him, doing good deeds by living on the earth heaven can be attained. Physical and spiritual are two parts of the body and after death the former dies but the later remains alive. According to Parsi philosophy, the world is made up of air, water, fire and the earth. Avesta-a-Jind, the holy book of Parsis in which teaching of Zoroaster are preserved.

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Human body is mortal, soul is immortal. Man gets heaven or hell according to his deeds like the Vedic philosophy.

There are two types of forces in the world : -

(a) Deities: Ahuramazada, symbol of Gods, is a great deity who created earth, man and heaven. He says, “Dont think evil, don’t leave the right path (truth), don’t do sin.”

(b) Demons: Ahirman is the representative of demons. He makes the people shaitan and take them towards hell. There is always a fight between deities and demons but ultimately Ahurnazada wins.

Parsi or Zoroastrian philosophy is not an escapist. According to him, doing good deeds by living on the earth heaven can be attained.
Physical and spiritual are two parts of the body and after death the former dies but the later remains alive.
According to Parsi philosophy, the world is made up of air, water, fire and the earth.
Avesta-a-Jind, the holy book of Parsis in which teaching of Zoroaster are preserved.

Describe the salient features of Parsi philosophy.

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