拜火教

In the case of Cyrus there is some doubt whether he was adherent of Zoroastrian law, but Darius was a pronounced Mazda-worshipper and presumably, therefore, a true Zoroastrian, as we know that the last kings of the Achaemenian dynasty were genuine followers of the religion.

在赛勒斯的情况有一定的怀疑，他贴的拜火教法，但大流士是一个明显的马自达崇拜者和推测，因此，一个真正的拜火教，因为我们知道，去年国王的阿契美尼德王朝时期是真正的追随者宗教。

Buddhism itself, that is, when the Sakyamuni Buddha's preaching, there was no such kind of ceremonies at all. After the Buddha's nirvana, Buddhism spread into China, being already mixed with something of Hinduism, Brahmanism and Zoroastrianism that were prevalent in India at that time. After its spreading into China, Buddhism have its temple built totally as Chinese palace to adapt itself to the time and condition of China, because the Chinese belief itself has this character that, in the mind of Chinese the emperor's authority is topmost.

佛教本身，即原来释迦牟尼佛讲经时，在那个时候根本就没有这些仪轨，而是佛灭度以后，佛教传到中国来，就已经参杂了当时在印度流传的印度教、婆罗门教和拜火教的一些东西，因此传到中国以后，为了适应中国社会的时节因缘，佛教传到中国来后，它所修的寺庙都完全像中国的宫殿，因为中国人信仰本身就是这种特色，而在中国人的思想当中，认为皇帝的威信是最高的。

Its Magian founder, Mani (Greek manes, Latinized Manichaeus), converted to Christianity from Zoroastrianism, an indo-Iranian movement (also known as Mazdaism, Bah Din, and Parsiism) based on the teachings of Zarathustra.

后来，摩尼教派的核心层，叫做曼尼（希腊文意思是祖魂，拉丁文意思是刻经文的石头），从对明教的信仰转而皈依基督教。明教是基于对火神的崇拜，或叫做拜火教，这是一个印度-伊朗语系的宗教派别。

Manichaeism was long treated as a Christian heresy, but it is more clearly understood as an independent religion, drawing on the diverse resources of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.

摩尼教是长期被视为一个基督教异端，但它是更清楚地了解作为一个独立的宗教，利用各种不同的资源基督教，拜火教和佛教。

It should have been entitled Religions of the World: we studied Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and other faiths.

他教的课叫做比较文化，实际上应被称为"世界宗教"：我们学习了犹太教、伊斯兰教、佛教、神道教、儒教、道教、印度教、耆那教、拜火教以及其他宗教信仰。

For example, a non-Zoroastrian could think of Zarathustra as simply a madman who led millions of naive followers to adopt a cult of ritual fire worship.

例如，一个非拜火教能想到的查拉图斯特拉的只是一个疯子谁主导的天真数百万追随者采取仪式拜火崇拜。

It is speculated that this Zoroastrian belief in a Saoshyant influenced the Jewish belief in a Messiah.

也可以推断出这个琐罗亚斯德教（译者注：也称波斯教，拜火教或明教）所相信的&萨奥斯特亚&影响着犹太人相信有一位&弥赛亚&。

It is speculated that this Zoroastrian belief in a Saoshyant influenced the Jewish belief in a Messiah.

也可以推断出这个琐罗亚斯德教（译者汪：也称波斯教，拜火教或明教）所相信的&萨奥斯特亚&影响着犹太人相信有一位&弥赛亚&。

Fire worship is a religious devotion to fire as a sacred element, like sun worship from which it cannot always be distinguished.

拜火教是一种将火视为神圣元素的宗教膜拜。与太阳崇拜的道理类似，但拜火与太阳崇拜往往很难区分开来。

The syncretic, dualistic religious philosophy taught by the Persian prophet Manes, combining elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought and opposed by the imperial Roman government, Neo-Platonist philosophers, and orthodox Christians.

摩尼教波斯预言家摩尼所宣扬的一种调和信仰的，二元论的宗教哲学，它综合了拜火教、基督教和诺斯替教的成份，反对罗马帝国政权、新柏拉图哲学家和传统基督教

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。