Three Judges Of Souls Await You On Chinvat Bridge – Gateway To Unknown Realms In Zoroastrian Beliefs

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The concepts of death, the soul, and the afterlife have long fascinated humans. Like modern scientists who continue to speculate about what happens when we die, ancient civilizations had their own beliefs about what death really means. Invisible bridges leading to unknown realms are mentioned in many myths and legends.

Three judges of souls wait on the Chinvat bridge. Credit: AncientPages.com

Most ancient people did not consider death to be the ultimate end of existence. The vision of some afterlife was shared by many of our ancestors.

The idea of an invisible bridge between heaven and earth can be found in the mythology of many peoples. “In Borneo, the passage for souls to heaven is across a long tree; it is scarcely practicable to any except those who have killed a man. In Burma, among the Karens, they tie strings across the rivers for the ghosts of the dead to pass over to their graves. In Java, a bridge leads across the abyss to the dwelling-place of the gods; the evil-doers fall into the depths below. Among the Esquimaux, the soul crosses an awful gulf over a stretched rope until it reaches the abode of "the great female evil spirit below the sea." ¹

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