ABSTRACT
The fire worship of the ancient Iranians is of particular interest, not only because of its likeness to the fire ceremonies of ancient India but also because of its historical importance in Zoroastrianism to the present day. The religion Zoroaster taught was a unique ethical monotheism; that is to say, he held that the moral law requiring human righteousness proceeded from one good God. Zoroaster had a rich conception of Ahura Mazda's way of accomplishing results. According to Zoroaster's teachings, a general resurrection will take place at the end of the world order. A change came over the monotheism of Zoroaster. The doctrine of evil was developed further and approached a complete ethical dualism. In one more direction Zoroastrianism grew ever more elaborate: the doctrine of the future life was worked out in graphic detail, highly stimulating to the imagination. In both Iran and India, the fire temple is not always distinguishable from other buildings when viewed from the street.
