Angra Mainyu (English spelling)

Japanese: Angra Mainyu(英語表記)AngraMainyu
Angra Mainyu (English spelling)

…(1) the doctrine of the creator himself, as seen in the Gathas in the Avesta, (2) the resurrected stage of the gods of the common Indo-Iranian period, as seen in the remaining parts of the Avesta, and (3) the doctrine described in medieval Persian (Pahlavi) literature. The doctrine of the first stage is that, according to Zoroaster, the world is in a struggle between two opposing fundamental spirits, Spənta Mainyu (the Holy Spirit) and Angra Mainyu (the Destructive Spirit), and each person chooses one of the two spirits by free will, throwing himself into the battle between good and evil, light and darkness. The doctrine has a strong eschatological color, and its influence on Judaism has been discussed. …

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Japanese:

…(1)アベスター中のガーサーに見られる創唱者自身の教説,(2)アベスターの残余の部分に出るインド・イラン共通時代の神々の復活した段階,(3)中世ペルシア語(パフラビー語)文献に記述されている教義。第1段階の教説は,ゾロアスターによれば,世界は相反する根元的な2霊,スパンタ・マンユSpənta Mainyu(聖霊)とアンラ・マンユAngra Mainyu(破壊霊)の闘争の中にあり,各人は自由意志でその両霊のいずれかを選択し,善と悪,光明と暗黒の戦いに身を投じるとされる。その教義は強い終末論的色彩をもち,ユダヤ教への影響が論じられてきた。…

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