English Dictionary

Amesha Spenta

名詞

(Zoroastrianism) Any of six immortal beings created by Ahura Mazda, often equated to archangels, or Ahura Mazda himself (making seven).

日本語の意味

ゾロアスター教における、アフラ・マズダによって創造された不滅の存在のうち、しばしば大天使に類似する存在（場合によってはアフラ・マズダ自身を含み7体となる）のいずれかを指す概念。

In the ancient texts, the Amesha Spenta are described as divine guardians created by Ahura Mazda to maintain the world.

古文書では、聖なる不滅者たちは世界を維持するためにアフラ・マズダによって創造された神聖な守護者として描かれています。

意味（1）

(Zoroastrianism) Any of six immortal beings created by Ahura Mazda, often equated to archangels, or Ahura Mazda himself (making seven).

Thus whereas Bousset, for instance, regarded the Amesha Spentas of the Zoroastrian religion as a textbook example of the process by which concrete divine beings could be evaporated into abstract figures,² it is now recognized that the development ran, in fact, in the opposite direction, that is, from the personification of abstract concepts to concrete protecting spirits, while the ancient Persian gods were the object of Zoroaster′s fierce attack.³

Amesha Spenta （ plural ）

Amesha Spentas （ plural ）