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A mantra or manthra (Avestan: 𐬨𐬄𐬚𐬭𐬀, mąθra) is a prayer, sacred formula or inspired utterance considered in Zoroastrianism to have spiritual power.[1] Their use already goes back to Zarathustra who described himself in his Gathas as a knower of mantras.[2]
Zoroastrian mantras are etymologically and functionally related to the mantras known from the Indian tradition. However, they are not derived from Vedic mantras, but represent an independent, parallel development.[3]
- ^ Dhalla 1938, p. 232.
- ^ Boyce 1996, pp. 8-9.
- ^ Schmitt 2011.
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