101 Names of Ahura Mazda/ 72 Names of God Parallelism
Here are some parallelisms between the 101 Names of Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism and the 72 Names of God in Kabbalistic Jewish tradition. While these traditions come from different religious backgrounds— Zoroastrianism and Judaism —both lists reflect similar concepts of divine attributes, spiritual powers, and cosmic principles that govern the universe. Here are a few key parallel themes and concepts between the two: 1.
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Here are some parallelisms between the 101 Names of Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism and the 72 Names of God in Kabbalistic Jewish tradition. While these traditions come from different religious backgrounds— Zoroastrianism and Judaism —both lists reflect similar concepts of divine attributes, spiritual powers, and cosmic principles that govern the universe. Here are a few key parallel themes and concepts between the two: 1. Divine Attributes and Qualities Both the 101 Names of Ahura Mazda and the 72 Names of God describe different attributes of the divine, emphasizing qualities like wisdom , truth , power , and protection . Ahura Mazda is called Harvespa-Khoda (Lord of All) and Harvespa-Tava (Omnipotent), which parallel the 72 Names that emphasize God’s omnipotence and lordship over creation, such as Aleph-Lamed-Dalet (א.ל.ד), which represents protection and defense .