Date: 1998/07/09 14.31
From: theomora@gauvain.dima.unige.it (Teo Mora)
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Messaggio in R1.
Ha scritto Kolosimo:
> Allora, nel mito Indu` ci sono queste sette figure, paragonabili ai nostri
> arcangeli come "gerarchia celeste", chiamati AMESHA SPENTAS. Sono (cito da
> www.pantheon.org) "d=E9i senza essere d=E9i e creature senza essere creature".
> Ora passo ad elencarvi i sette AMESHA SPENTAS. Tra parentesi si trova la mia
> associazione ai "nostri" sette Eterni.
> AMERETAT (DESTINO)
> ARMAITI (DISTRUZIONE)
> ASHA VAHISHTA (ENIGMA)
> HAURVATAT (SOGNO)
> Khshathra vairya (DESIDERIO)
> SRAOSA (DISCORDIA)
> VOHU MANAH (PSICHE)
Bene, l'origine e` zaratustriana. Infatti dalla FAQ del news group
alt.religion.zoroastrianism si legge
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In the Gathas, Zarathushtra preached that the One God,
Ahura Mazda, is transcendent, but he is in constant relationship with
human beings and the world God created through his Attributes.
These Attributes are how God reaches the world, and how the
world reaches God. Zarathushtra did not specify a fixed number of
Attributes, but soon after the Prophet they were specified into
seven. These attributes are called the _Amesha Spentas_, or
"Bounteous Immortals." Each one of these embodies an
attribute of God, as well as a human virtue. They are also symbols
for the various sectors of Creation over which God watches. They
are:
Vohu Manah - Good Thought - connected with Animals
Asha Vahishta - Justice and Truth - Fire and Energy
Kshathra - Dominion - Metals and minerals
Spenta Armaiti - Devotion and Serenity - The earth and land
Haurvatat - Wholeness - Waters
Ameretat - Immortality - Plants
and Spenta Mainyu - Creative Energy - Human beings
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Teo
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