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The Faravahar is a symbol of ancient Persia and Zoroastrianism. It can be seen on Zoroastrian

(Parsi) fire temples. In ancient Iranian generation of fire probably has its roots in the hearth fire,

which was kept continually burning. Sacred fires have been tended in temples since about the 4th

century BCE. A wood fire is kept burning continually in Zoroastrian/Parsi temples, which are

known as "fire temples."

Perception of After Life and After Death in Zoroastrian Religion:

In Zoroastrian religion, after life is determined by the balance of the good and evil deeds,

words, and thoughts of the whole life. For those whose good deeds outweigh the bad, heaven

awaits. Those who did more evil than good go to hell (which has several levels corresponding to

degrees of wickedness).

There is an intermediate stage for those whose deeds weigh out equally. It indicates that there

is no concept of Re-birth in Zoroastrianism. Other religions, namely Christianity, Judaism and

Baha’i, have also accepted this concept of heaven and hell for after-life and after death.

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