Ofurmazd - Ofurmazd

Japanese: オフルマズド - おふるまずど
Ofurmazd - Ofurmazd

...meaning "Lord (Ahura) of wisdom (Mazda)". In Zoroaster's own teachings, he was a creator god and the supreme deity, but in the dualistic doctrine of the Sassanid period, he came to be positioned as a god of good and light in opposition to Ahriman, the evil god of evil and darkness (pronounced Ohrmazd at the time). His statue is depicted as a crowned, flying, winged figure, and examples can be seen at Bistun, Persepolis, etc. ...

From Iranian mythology

...The following provides an overview of the complex world of Iranian mythology - in ancient times myth was often identical to doctrine - by dividing it into cosmology and eschatology for the sake of convenience.
[Cosmology]
According to medieval Persian documents from the Sassanid period, the historical time of Iran consists of 12,000 years, which is further divided into four equal periods according to the state of the battle between the good god Ohrmazd (the medieval form of Ahura Mazda) and the evil god Ahriman. In the beginning of the world, the light world above Ohrmazd and the dark world below Ahriman existed completely separated by a void.

From Zoroastrianism

…In contrast, in the second stage after Zoroaster's death, the Indo-Iranian gods (Mithra, Anahita, etc.) were resurrected in the Zoroastrian pantheon, as seen in the Yasht Book of the Avesta. In the third stage, the dualistic doctrine of the Sassanid period, Ahura Mazda (Ohrmazd in medieval form) was identified with Spanta Mainyu and directly opposed to Ahriman (the medieval form of Angra Mainyu). As a result, the so-called Zurbanism, which established Zurvan (time) as the fundamental principle that transcends both, gained power. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ohurmazd" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈英智(マズダー)の主(アフラ)〉の意。ゾロアスター自身の教えでは創造神,最高神であったが,ササン朝期の二元論的教義においては,悪と暗黒の邪神アフリマンAhrimanと対立する善と光明の神と位置づけられるようになった(当時はオフルマズドと発音)。その神像は王冠をいただいた,飛翔する有翼の人物として表現され,ビストゥン,ペルセポリスなどにその例が見られる。…

【イラン神話】より

…以下,錯綜(さくそう)するイランの神話世界――古代においては神話とはしばしば教義と同一である――を,便宜上宇宙論と終末論に分けて概観する。
[宇宙論]
 ササン朝期の中世ペルシア語文献によれば,イランの歴史的時間は1万2000年よりなり,これはさらに善神オフルマズド(アフラ・マズダの中世語形)と悪神アフリマンとの戦いの様相によって,四つの時期に等分される。この世界の初めにおいては,オフルマズドの上方の光明界とアフリマンの下方の暗黒界とは,虚空によって完全に分離されて存在していた。…

【ゾロアスター教】より

…これに反して,ゾロアスターの死後の第2段階では,アベスターのヤシュト書に見られるように,インド・イラン共通時代の神々(ミスラ,アナーヒターなど)がゾロアスター教のパンテオン中に復活した。第3段階のササン朝期の二元論的教義では,アフラ・マズダ(中世語形でオフルマズドOhrmazd)はスパンタ・マンユと同一視され,直接アフリマンAhriman(アンラ・マンユの中世語形)と対立することになった。この結果,両者をともに超越する根本原理として,ズルバーンZurvān(時)を定立する,いわゆるズルバーン教が勢力を得た。…

※「オフルマズド」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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