Fravashi
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Fravashi
From Avestan
Example Sentences
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Although India offers in abundance both divine incarnations and explanations thereof yet none of these describe the relationship between a Dhyânî Buddha and his Boddhisattva so well as the Zoroastrian doctrine of the Fravashi.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
The later Parsi books tell us that the Fravashi is a part of a good man's identity, living in heaven and reuniting with the soul at death.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
It is not Cyrus but his Fravashi which is here represented.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max
Auramazda says to Zarathrustra in the book of the law: "O Zarathrustra, praise thou my Fravashi, the Fravashi of Auramazda, the greatest, best, most intelligent, best-formed, highest in holiness, whose soul is the holy word."
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max
Everything which has been created, or which is to be created, has its Fravashi, which contains the reason and basis of its existence.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman
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