Frashokereti
Frashokereti is the Zoroastrian final renovation of existence, in which evil is defeated and the created world is restored to perfection.
Saoshyant: The Zoroastrian future savior who leads the final renovation of the world. He is the agent through whom the last stage of renovation is accomplished.
Zoroastrianism: An Iranian religion centered on Ahura Mazda, ethical choice, and the struggle between good and evil. Frashokereti is its account of how the cosmic struggle ultimately ends.
Avesta: The collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed and transmitted in Avestan. Avestan passages provide early foundations for ideas of final renewal.
Zoroastrian ethics: The moral teachings of Zoroastrianism, emphasizing good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. Human choices contribute to the victory of good that Frashokereti completes.
Resurrection: The restoration of the dead to embodied life after death. The dead are restored before the final judgment and purification.
Ahura Mazda: The supreme deity of Zoroastrianism, associated with wisdom and the good creation. The world's restoration fulfills the order associated with Ahura Mazda.
Yashts: Hymns of the Avesta addressed to divine beings and associated with ritual and myth. The Yashts contain important traditions about the future savior and the world's end.
Good thoughts, good words, and good deeds: A concise Zoroastrian expression of the three dimensions of ethical conduct. This ethical formula connects everyday conduct with the cosmic struggle's final outcome.
Chinvat Bridge: The bridge over which souls pass after death in Zoroastrian belief. Its postmortem judgment anticipates the universal judgment at the world's end.
Asha: The Zoroastrian principle of truth, right order, and integrity. Frashokereti is the ultimate triumph of asha over destructive disorder.