entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note
ENT_RLMX_GAROTHMAN,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,scholarly attestation,attestation
ENT_ZOR_AESHMA_DAEVA,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 28: Aeshma (Wrath/Violence) is the leader of the Daevas in many texts; the Bundahishn documents his role as the primary adversarial force in the cosmic conflict; Aeshma is the Zoroastrian original of the Hebrew Asmodaeus (Tobit)
ENT_ZOR_AHURA_MAZDA,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 1-3: Ahura Mazda's original creation of the world as pure light and spiritual being (Menok); his fashioning of the six Amesha Spentas; his foreknowledge of Angra Mainyu's attack; the Bundahishn is the primary narrative account of Ahura Mazda's creative activity
ENT_ZOR_AMERETAT,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 3: Ameretat (Immortality) is the Amesha Spenta of plants; guardian of the plant kingdom; paired with Haurvatat; the Bundahishn documents how the two together will restore the world at the Frashgird
ENT_ZOR_AMESHA_SPENTAS,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,"Bundahishn 3 and throughout: the six Amesha Spentas (Beneficent Immortals) created by Ahura Mazda as his divine agents, each assigned guardianship of one of the six material creations; the Bundahishn provides the most systematic account of their domains and relationships"
ENT_ZOR_ANAHITA,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,"Bundahishn 13: Anahita (Aredvi Sura Anahita) is the Yazata of water, fertility, and purification; the Bundahishn documents the cosmic river Ardvi that descends from the heavenly mountain Hara and feeds all the waters of the world; Anahita's role as the guardian of this cosmic water"
ENT_ZOR_ANGRA_MAINYU,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,"Bundahishn 1, 3-4: Angra Mainyu's attack on the good creation; his corruption of each of the seven creations (sky, water, earth, plants, animals, humans, fire); the Bundahishn is the most detailed ancient account of Angra Mainyu's (Ahriman's) cosmic assault"
ENT_ZOR_ASHA_VAHISHTA,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 3: Asha Vahishta (Best Truth/Righteousness) is the Amesha Spenta of fire; guardian of fire and cosmic order; the Bundahishn describes his role in maintaining the cosmic fires that will purify the world at the end
ENT_ZOR_ATAR,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,"Bundahishn 17: Atar (the sacred fire) is described as the son of Ahura Mazda; the five types of sacred fire (including Gushnasb, Farnbag, and Burzen-Mihr) are documented in the Bundahishn; the cosmic fire's role in defeating Angra Mainyu and purifying the world at the Frashgird"
ENT_ZOR_DAEVAS,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 4: the Daevas are the demonic forces that follow Angra Mainyu; each Daeva opposes one of the Amesha Spentas; the Bundahishn documents the Daeva hierarchy and their role as corrupters of the good creation
ENT_ZOR_FRAVASHIS,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 6B and throughout: the Fravashis (divine guardian spirits of the righteous) are documented in the Bundahishn as pre-existent spirits who chose to enter physical bodies to fight against Angra Mainyu; their nature as a personal guardian spirit is more fully developed here than in the Avesta
ENT_ZOR_GAYOMARD,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,"Greater Bundahishn 3-4, 14: Gayomard the primordial man, slain by Ahriman; from his seed the human race."
ENT_ZOR_HAURVATAT,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 3: Haurvatat (Wholeness/Health) is the Amesha Spenta of water; guardian of water; paired with Ameretat; the Bundahishn describes their eschatological roles in restoring the dead
ENT_ZOR_JEH,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,"Greater Bundahishn 4: Jeh (Jahi), the primal Whore, who rouses Ahriman from his stupor."
ENT_ZOR_KHSHATHRA,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 3: Khshathra Vairya (Desirable Dominion) is the Amesha Spenta of metal/sky; guardian of metals; his domain covers the sky dome and the mineral world; documented in the Bundahishn's creation account
ENT_ZOR_MITHRA,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,"Bundahishn 12 and throughout: Mithra is the Yazata of covenant, contract, and light; the Bundahishn documents his role as the divine witness of all contracts and his connection to the sun; his thousand-eared and ten-thousand-eyed nature; a key text for Mithra's cosmological functions"
ENT_ZOR_SPENTA_ARMATI,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 3: Spenta Armaiti (Holy Devotion) is the Amesha Spenta of earth; guardian of the earth; associated with piety and the devotion of the farmer who tends the soil; the Bundahishn's agricultural theology
ENT_ZOR_SRAOSHA,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Bundahishn 30 (eschatology): Sraosha (Obedience/Hearkening) plays a role in the soul's judgment at the Chinvat Bridge; the Bundahishn documents his eschatological and protective functions alongside Mithra and Rashnu in the judgment of souls
ENT_ZOR_VOHU_MANAH,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,"Bundahishn 3, 26: Vohu Manah (Good Mind) is the first and highest of the Amesha Spentas; guardian of cattle; he led Zarathustra to Ahura Mazda; the Bundahishn documents his eschatological role at the Frashgird"
ENT_ZOR_ZURVAN,SRC_BUNDAHISHN,direct attestation,Greater Bundahishn 1: the boundless Time (Zurvan) framing the cosmogony.