Saoshyant
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Saoshyant are coming saviour-prophets in Zoroastrian doctrine who bear resemblance to the future Maitreya. According to scholars, Zoroastrian ideas about the Saoshyant influenced beliefs about Maitreya, including expectations of a heavenly helper, the need for positive righteousness, the future millennium, and universal salvation.
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“No one who has studied the Zoroastrian doctrine of the Saoshyants or the coming saviour-prophets can fail to see their resemblance to the future Maitreya.”
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