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status is regarded as good as an angel of God, and that position is inferior to Ahurmazad only. In short, Jarthushtra was a superman, the best of men in his age. In the scriptures of Parsis, he has not been ever introduced as a 'Son of God' or Avatār.
Jarthustra continued those superior things which were found in the ancient ‘Mazdayasni Deen'. He in his religion, continued to propagate those three very holy, epitomized mantras; these are :- (1) Yathā Ahu Vairyo (holy mind and service to others) (2) Asem Vohu (3) Ye dhae hātām (both these have truth as a subject or idea). This 'us' is the root foundation of all virtues taught by Jarthustra. The religious minded Jarthustrians recite these mantra so many times in a day. The relation of Parsi to the worship of fire being very very ancient and solid, Jarthustra had kept its worship current and continually pursued.
The similar other ritual is of Navjot. In this ritual, the Parsi boy and girl is adorned with a spotless while shirt and a woollen kusti (Janoi) of 72 strings. Then only, that child can be regarded as being admitted ceremoniously into the Jarthosti religion. For the mistakes committed by children before this sacred ritual, the parents are held responsible, and after Navjot, the child himself or herself is held responsible. This ritual of Navjot was first introduced by a saint named 'Hom' and was in vogue in the amended Deen, and today also, it is in practice.
The initiation of monotheism is an important contribution of Jarthustra. He raised a tremendous protest against sacrificing or killing of beasts and had laid special emphasis on moral obligations. He was a realist, and so he did not accept the belief that the world is an illusion. He had a dislike for every kind of excess. He loved, of course, the upliftment of the soul, or spiritual progress, but he desired, at the same time, the wealthiness and prosperity of the physical world also. That is
