Zoroastrian (Persian: زرتشت） (628-551 BC) was the founder of Zoroastrianism, also known as Zoroastrianism or Zoroastrianism in Chinese. Zoroastrianism was an Aryan from a noble family of Persian nomadic tribes before the establishment of the Persian Empire. At the age of 20, he abandoned his home and lived in seclusion. At the age of 30, he reformed traditional polytheism and founded Zoroastrianism, but was persecuted by traditional church priests. It was not until at the age of 42 that a prime minister of a country in northeastern Iran married his daughter and introduced him to the king that Zoroastrianism rapidly spread in ancient Persia. Finally, he was implicated in a war, He was killed in the temple at the age of 77.

"Zoroastrian" is a transliteration of Greek, and in the Old Avian language it is called "Zarathustra", meaning "a man like an old camel" or "the rider of a camel". In Middle Iranian it is called "Chaldushtra". We know very little about the life of Zarathushtra. There is still debate over whether there was actually a person in history, but many mathematicians believe that he was a historical figure who lived around the 7th to 6th centuries BC. The oldest part of the Persian scripture "Avista" is believed to have been written by Zoroaster, and based on analysis of his language, his activities may have been in the 12th to 11th centuries BC. According to the "Jeshna", Zoroaster was the son of Prussius, the fourth person to squeeze out jute. But according to other sources, he comes from the Spitama tribe in East Iran. He was born in northern Iran around 628 BC. At the age of 30, he founded Zoroastrianism and preached in his hometown, but was not recognized. He was persecuted by local rulers, a wizard named Durashrava, and had to leave his hometown. At the age of 42, he was converted by King Vishtaba of Bactria. From then on, King Vestaba became his friend and protector. So Zoroastrianism spread widely. In his later years, he was engaged in the promotion and organization of the religion, and actively participated in wars with pagans. In a battle, he was killed along with a group of priests.
According to Iranian legend, Zoroastrian lived to the age of 77, so his death was probably in 551 BC.
Establishment of denominations

The Iranian prophet Zoroastrianism, also known as Zoroastrianism or Mazdaism, was the founder of Zoroastrianism, a religion that has existed for over 2500 years and still has followers to this day. Zoroastrian was also the author of the earliest volume of the Avesta, a sacred scripture of the Zoroastrians.

Zoroastrian theology combines monotheism and dualism, which is thought-provoking.
According to Zoroastrian, there is only one true god, who he calls Ahura Mazda (modern Persian for Ormuzd). Ahura Mazda (the wise Lord, the true God) supports integrity and honesty. But Zoroastrian also believed in the existence of a ferocious god - Angela Manuel (modern Persian for Ahriman), who represented sin and hypocrisy.
In the real world, there is a constant struggle between the forces of good and evil gods. Everyone has the right to make their own choice whether to stand on the side of the good god or the evil god. Although both sides of the struggle may be evenly matched, fire worshippers believe that in the long run, the power of the good gods will eventually win. Their theology also includes a firm belief in the afterlife.

On moral issues, Zoroastrianism emphasizes integrity and honesty, and opposes asceticism and the single system. Fire worshippers have many interesting religious rituals, and some stand around their respected teachers to worship the fire. For example, in a fire worship temple, a pile of sacred flames is always burning. But their unique religious habit is the disposal of the deceased. They neither bury nor cremate the bodies, but feed them to the vultures on the top of the tower (which can remove the bones within a few hours).
Although Zoroastrianism shares many elements with the older Iranian religion, it did not spread widely during the lifetime of Zoroastrianism.
By the mid-6th century BC, around the time of Zoroaster's death, the region he lived in was annexed by Cyrus the Great into the Persian Empire. In the following two hundred years, Zoroastrianism was accepted by successive Persian kings and won many followers. After the Persian Empire was conquered by King Alexander the Great of Macedonia, in the second half of the 4th century BC, the Zoroastrianism suffered severe devastation. However, the Persians ultimately won political independence, and Greece's influence suddenly declined, and Zoroastrianism immediately revived.
During the Sassanid dynasty (approximately 226-851), Zoroastrianism was established as the state religion of Persia.

After the Arab conquest in the 7th century AD, Persians gradually converted to Islam (in some cases, it was forced, although in principle, Muslims could tolerate the older form of Zoroastrianism).
Around the 10th century, some of the remaining Zoroastrians fled from Iran to an island in the Persian Gulf - Hormuz Island. They and their descendants came to India from the island of Hormuz, forming a small diaspora society. Due to their Persian ancestry, Indians refer to them as "Persian fire worshippers.". There are over 100000 Persian fire worshippers in India, most of whom live near Mumbai and form a relatively prosperous social group. Zoroastrianism has never completely disappeared in Iran, and there are only about 200000 remaining followers.
There are fewer Zoroastrians in the world than Mormons and Christians, but although the total number of Zoroastrians is much lower than the latter two. From a historical perspective, Mormon, which started relatively late, was influenced by it. Later generations such as Nietzsche borrowed some of his teachings, imagined and modified them, and created the book "Zarathustra Says So" (Zarathustra is the Persian translation of Zoroastrian).
Moreover, the theology of Zoroastrianism also had an impact on other religions such as the continuously optimized Judaism. The influence of Zoroastrianism on Manichaeism, the religion founded by Manichaeism, was even greater. Mani absorbed the idea of the struggle between good and evil gods; And after much contemplation, it became a complex and moving theology. During a period of time, the new faith he created was a major global religion, but since then it has gradually disappeared.
Although Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest surviving religions, there is no doubt that it has always been a regional religion rather than a major global belief. Therefore, its importance cannot be compared to Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Zoroastrianism had a significant impact on later generations. Although it emerged in the Persian Empire, it provided a theoretical platform for other denominations.The image of Zoroaster has already begun to be deified in the Avesta, portrayed as a prophet and savior. The ferocious god Angela Manuel attempted to kill Zoroastria with the hand of the lying god Drug, but was repelled by him with a "house sized" stone. The Jeshite also records that the god of war and victory, Veresragna, bestowed upon Zoroastria the power of a man, a strong physique, and keen vision. In the later D'Angart, Zoroastria was completely deified: the highest god in the good realm, Ahura Mazda, created his soul, Flavaghi, and placed it in the trunk of the Tree of Life, the Haoma tree. Six thousand years later, during the most intense struggle between good and evil in the universe, Zoroastrian gained his physical body and was illuminated by the light of truth. He was summoned to the world to help the good overcome the evil. He imparted the teachings of Ahura Mazda to his disciples, which is the classic of Zoroastrianism, the Avista. This book teaches people to actively do good deeds so that they can enter heaven during the judgment of the end. According to "The Little Avista", the world will be destroyed in three thousand years, and at that time Zoroastrian will incarnate as the savior, Saohiant, to save the good. The image of Zoroaster became a part of European culture through Greek intermediaries. During the Hellenistic period, many mixed myths based on this image emerged. There is a story that says that Zoroastrian came to a solitary mountain while seeking truth, and a great fire fell from the sky. But Zoroaster not only did not burn to death, but also gained great wisdom.

Many prophecies and proverbs in medieval Europe were said to have been spoken by Zoroaster. In the 19th century, German philosopher Nietzsche wrote the book "So Says Zarathustra" (the Persian translation of Zarathustra) based on the teachings of Zoroastrianism. In the book, Zoroaster is described as a "prophet". "When Zarathustra was thirty years old, he left his hometown and his lake to go to the mountains. He enjoyed his wisdom and loneliness there, tirelessly for ten years." [2] Nietzsche also elaborated on his thoughts in his book through the mouth of Zoroastrianism, but because it was only a fictional literary form, it had little to do with the historical Zoroastrianism.