Word info

druj

Noun

Meaning

druj (uncountable)

(Zoroastrianism) Deceit, falsehood, lie.
Antonym: asha

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

All physical creation (geti) was thus determined to run according to a master plan—inherent to Ahura Mazda—and violations of the order (druj) were violations against creation, and thus violations against Ahura Mazda. Source: Internet

Moreover, in his role as the one uncreated creator of all, Ahura Mazda is not the creator of druj, which is "nothing", anti-creation, and thus (likewise) uncreated. Source: Internet

Zoroastrian morality is then to be summed up in the simple phrase, "good thoughts, good words, good deeds" (Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta in Avestan ), for it is through these that asha is maintained and druj is kept in check. Source: Internet

Either they fully participate in human life for Ahura Mazda or they do not and give druj power. Source: Internet

In the Gathas, Zoroaster sees the human condition as the mental struggle between aša (truth) and druj (lie). Source: Internet

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