RELIGIONS
ZOROASTRIANISM
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Question
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Destructive Spirit
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Good Spirit
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Mischievous Spirit
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Angra Mainyu can thus be translated as “Destructive Spirit” or “Evil Thoughts."
Detailed explanation-2: -Angra Mainyu, (Avestan: “Destructive Spirit”) Middle Persian Ahriman, the evil, destructive spirit in the dualistic doctrine of Zoroastrianism.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main ones are Akoman (Evil Mind), Indra Vayu (Death), Saurva (Disease), Aeshma (Violence and Fury), Az (Lust, Greed, and Jealousy), Mithandruj (Dishonesty and Lies), and Taurvi and Zairicha, also known as Tauru and Zairi (Fever and Thirst).
Detailed explanation-4: -According to Zarathustra, Ahura Mazdā created the universe and the cosmic order that he maintains. He created the twin spirits Spenta Mainyu and Angra Mainyu (Ahriman)-the former beneficent, choosing truth, light, and life; and the latter destructive, choosing deceit, darkness, and death.