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Asho Zarathushtra Zoroastrians (or Zarathushtrians) are the followers of a visionary messenger named Zarathushtra who lived in Iran over 1000 years before Christ. His 200,000 or so followers are scattered throughout the world, the largest numbers remaining in Iran and India.

The Greater Toronto Area has the largest population of Zarathushtrians in North America, approximately 5000 in number.

When was Asho Zarathushtra born?

No one knows for sure. Dates fixed by different scholars range between 6000 BC to 630 BC. But does it really matter to us when he was born? Isn't it enough to know that he lived and revealed one of the most enlightened guidelines for human behaviour?

Why do we call him Asho Zarathushtra Spitama?

Asho is a title of respect derived from the Avestan word Asha meaning righteousness. Zarathushtra, meaning "one possessing a golden-coloured camel," was his given name. Spitama was the family name.

What was his life like?

Very little is......

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