The primal man Gayomart was conceived as an image in the sky in this faith, while a heresy in it instituted the belief in an omnipresent god who created the gods of light and darkness, Zurvan.
A cosmological text to this religion is the Bundahishn, while the Yashts are hymns that address deities like Anahita. The primal man Gayomart was conceived as an image in the sky in this faith, while a heresy in it instituted the belief in an omnipresent god who created the gods of light and darkness, Zurvan. In this religion, the dead are placed in "Towers of Silence," or Dakhmas, and this religion's major god is conflictingly believed to have created his nemesis Ahriman. For 10 points, name this Persian religion that follows the Zend-Avesta and worships Ahura Mazda, named for its prophet.
A cosmological text to this religion is the Bundahishn, while the Yashts are hymns that address deities like Anahita.
Zoroastrianism