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people believed in magic, superstition etc. Stealing, robbery, cruelties were a common feature. It becomes clear from this that with a view to destorying the reign of ‘Adharma' or irreligion, saint Zoroaster founded the holy religion Zoroastrianism. Because of the arrival of Zoroaster, the dawn of divinity or holiness appeared on the horizon of Persia, removing the darkness of sins. Asho Jarthustra – life and work :
It is difficult to determine the age (or time period) of Zoroaster. The means of supplying details about him are very few. The word “Jarthustra' is of Avastā language. This Parsi prophet is called Spitam Jarthustra because the name of the head of his family was Spitam. Asho Jarthustra was born in the family of priests. One meaning of the word 'Jarthustra' is a golden star and the other meaning of the word is 'the owner of yellowcoloured camels'. He was born in the ‘Raya' city of Persia. At the very moment of birth, this child had not wept, but laughed. Moreover, at the time of his birth, a shining halo was seen round the face of his mother. The king who ruled at that time and his four brothers came to know of this fact; they who possessed knowledge about occult sciences had the premonition that this child will become the most impressive king and then there will be an end of their sinful acts. Taking into confidence other astrologers, they conspired to murder this child. They strived to raise many impediments and charges against the child, but they were defeated in their evil designs. The child Jarthustra defeated and check-mated them all. :: When Jarthustra became 7 years old, his father sent him for ‘schooling and he received the best type of education. His mind, however, pined for knowledge of God instead of knowledge of this worldly life. When he was fifteen years old
