Magavanism

Magavanism or Magianism is an ancient school, which believes in Following the Wisdom in all Situation. Magavanism is a branch of Zoroastrianism but Many differences by Mazdaism(The most massive branch)of Zoroastrianism.
Magavanism do not belive in any sharia or religious laws and a rejection of religious knowledge as a source of authority with the belief that reason, they just belive that “the only way is gaining knowledge to follow wisdom.
Etymology and meaning
Megavan means people who choose the best in evry situations.
the maga is gathas's word that means superior and someone who is more premiere than others.some of researcher intimate this with the word makih which means property and reward in sanskrit. also in pahlavi langueg translate it to makih that means important and sublime.
the suffix "van" shows membership.
Characteristics
Principal beliefs
Rejection of religions based on books that claim to contain the revealed word of God and Skepticism of reports of miracles, prophecies and religious "mysteries".
Magavanism have only one law that is “Following the Wisdom”.
Megavans belive in Wisdom of World and the god who called “Ahura Mazda”. They belive the creation of world is based on law that called “Asha”.
Human being' form the first of creation was not good nor bad with no destiny written but he himself is responsible of his action by wisdom support and awareness. Human is created for individual and social success; and in life must allways support truth and goodnesses.
Everyone in cover of asha', wisdom and Knowledge can be a messenger of god' like a doctor who help people to Survive.
women
women have an equal right as men have. in society women can be effective equal men.
womankind are indepent whether at parent's house or after marriage. they can proof themselves by wisdom and thoughts. they have the right of making decision and nobody can make decision for their marriage exceot themselves.
History
Genesis
Magavanism is a cult of Zoroastrianism.
Zoroaster maby was born in either Northeast Iran. He was born into a Bronze Age culture.
What is known is recorded in the Gathas, which contains hymns thought to be composed by Zoroaster himself. Born into the Spitaman clan, he worked as a priest. He had a wife, three sons, and three daughters.
Zoroaster rejected the religion of the Bronze Age Iranians, with their many gods and oppressive class structure, in which the Karvis and Karapans (princes and priests) controlled the ordinary people. He also opposed animal sacrifices, but held the rooster as a "symbol of light".
Zoroaster's ideas at first, he only had one convert: his cousin Maidhyoimanha. After 12 years, Zoroaster left his home to find somewhere more open to new ideas. He found such a place in the country of King Vishtaspa (in Bactria). The King and his queen, Hutosa, heard Zoroaster debating with the religious leaders of his land, and decided to accept Zoroaster's ideas. Zoroaster died in his late 70s.
Achaemenid Empire
By the time of the founding of the Achaemenid Empire, Zoroastrianism was already a well-established religion.
during the achaemenid empire, brotherhoods were formed to keep zoroster's theaching, one of these, was called sarmoung or “sarman”. Those who preserves the doctrine of Zoroaster.”.
Somebody knowns, sarmoung founded in babylon and then joinded to magavanism in 500 BCE .
they are funded in babylon but In The Masters of Wisdom, J.G. Bennett states that the Sarman left Babylon before the arrival of the Alexander the Great (who reigned 336-323 BC), moved up the Tigris and made their headquarters in northern Iraq.
Kingdom of Armenia
The Commagene King Antiochus I Theos Epiphanes (c. 86 BC-38 BC, ruled 70 BC-38 BC) seems to have been connected to the Sarmoung Brotherhood, and may even have been (as Adrian Gilbert suggests) its leader.

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