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Ahura Mazda significa «Señor sabio». Zaratustra reconoció a Ahura Mazda como el único Dios verdadero, el Creador del universo.  
Ahura Mazda significa «Señor sabio». Zaratustra reconoció a Ahura Mazda como el único Dios verdadero, el Creador del universo.  


The significance of this cannot be overstated. Zarathustra may have been the first monotheist in recorded history. Zaehner points out, “The great achievement of the Iranian Prophet [was] that he eliminated all the ancient gods of the Iranian pantheon, leaving only Ahura Mazdah, the ‘Wise Lord’, as the One True God.<ref>Zaehner, “Zoroastrianism,” p. 210.</ref>
No se puede exagerar la importancia de esto. Zaratustra pudo haber sido el primer monoteísta de la historia registrada. Zaehner señala, “El gran logro del Profeta iraní [fue] que eliminó a todos los dioses antiguos del panteón iraní, dejando solo a Ahura Mazdah, el 'Señor Sabio', como el Único Dios Verdadero”. <ref> Zaehner, "Zoroastrismo", pág. 210. </ref>


Some scholars assert that Zarathustra was not a strict monotheist but a henotheist, that is, one who worships one God but does not deny the existence of others. This is a technical distinction. As David Bradley, author of ''A Guide to the World’s Religions'', notes, “[Zarathustra] was a practicing monotheist in the same way that Moses was.”<ref>David G. Bradley, ''A Guide to the World’s Religions'' (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1963), p. 40.</ref> Bradley thinks that Moses knew of the existence of lesser gods but insisted on the necessity of siding with the true God against all other gods.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
Some scholars assert that Zarathustra was not a strict monotheist but a henotheist, that is, one who worships one God but does not deny the existence of others. This is a technical distinction. As David Bradley, author of ''A Guide to the World’s Religions'', notes, “[Zarathustra] was a practicing monotheist in the same way that Moses was.”<ref>David G. Bradley, ''A Guide to the World’s Religions'' (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1963), p. 40.</ref> Bradley thinks that Moses knew of the existence of lesser gods but insisted on the necessity of siding with the true God against all other gods.<ref>Ibid.</ref>