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Worship in a Zoroastrian fire temple

Worship in a Zoroastrian fire temple JAMES W. BOYD AND FIROZE M. KOTWAL W O R S H I P IN A Z O R O A S T R I A N F I R E T E M P L E the H. B. Wadia Atag Bahrdm INTRODUCTION The radiant light o f fire, whether the warm fire o f the sun, the simple but indispensable fire o f the hearth, or the consecrated fire within a fire temple, is the principal focus o f religious life for Zoroastrians. The life-generating light o f fire is seen as the living, physical embodiment o f the light o f holiness itself. Zoroaster spoke o f the radiance and glory (Avestan: ragvatO xVardnarlhatO) o f Ahura Mazda, whose abode is the realm o f light - endless and infinite light (Av. anaTra rao?ah; Pahlavi: anagr/asar roan fh).l Radiant light connotes purity and healing warmth - the plentitude o f health and life - as opposed to the coldness o f darkness and the decrepitude o f disease and decay. Light also connotes wisdom, the wisdom that dispels the darkness o f ignorance and displaces unrighteousness. A properly consecrated and fueled fire is believed to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Indo-Iranian Journal Brill

Worship in a Zoroastrian fire temple

Indo-Iranian Journal , Volume 26 (4): 293 – Jan 1, 1983

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Brill
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© 1983 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0019-7246
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1572-8536
DOI
10.1163/000000083790081798
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JAMES W. BOYD AND FIROZE M. KOTWAL W O R S H I P IN A Z O R O A S T R I A N F I R E T E M P L E the H. B. Wadia Atag Bahrdm INTRODUCTION The radiant light o f fire, whether the warm fire o f the sun, the simple but indispensable fire o f the hearth, or the consecrated fire within a fire temple, is the principal focus o f religious life for Zoroastrians. The life-generating light o f fire is seen as the living, physical embodiment o f the light o f holiness itself. Zoroaster spoke o f the radiance and glory (Avestan: ragvatO xVardnarlhatO) o f Ahura Mazda, whose abode is the realm o f light - endless and infinite light (Av. anaTra rao?ah; Pahlavi: anagr/asar roan fh).l Radiant light connotes purity and healing warmth - the plentitude o f health and life - as opposed to the coldness o f darkness and the decrepitude o f disease and decay. Light also connotes wisdom, the wisdom that dispels the darkness o f ignorance and displaces unrighteousness. A properly consecrated and fueled fire is believed to

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Published: Jan 1, 1983

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