Second Zoroaster

The Second Zoroaster is a title that refers to a mysterious precursor and possible direct teacher of the Iranian prophet Mazdak, the eponymous founder of Mazdakism.

Born in Fasa in the Sasanian Empire, he founded a heterodox and syncretic sect of Zoroastrianism called Dorostdini. Dorostdini was the root of Mazdakism, and the sect put emphasis on the use of wisdom instead of religious laws. For many years he lived in the Byzantine Empire.^{[citation needed]}

But Al-Ya'qubi mentioned in his book, "Tarikh al-Yaqubi," that Zoroaster, son of Kharkan, and his followers were killed, just as Mazdak was.

Notes

↑ He may have been called Zaradust-e Khuragen (Persian: زرتشت خورگان)

References

↑ Esposito, John L. (2003). "Mazdakism". The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-19-512558-0.
↑ تاريخ اليعقوبي | مجلد 1 | صفحة 64 | ملوك فارس | التاريخ | جامع الكتب الإسلامية (in Arabic).

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[1] He may have been called Zaradust-e Khuragen (Persian: زرتشت خورگان)

[2] Esposito, John L. (2003). "Mazdakism". The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-19-512558-0.

[3] تاريخ اليعقوبي | مجلد 1 | صفحة 64 | ملوك فارس | التاريخ | جامع الكتب الإسلامية (in Arabic).