Truthfulness
Speaking and living truth is the highest virtue.
Truth (Asha) is central to all three pillars. Truthful thoughts perceive reality correctly. Truthful words communicate honestly. Truthful deeds align with cosmic order. Lying is among the worst sins.
There is only one path, that of truth.
Truth is the supreme Zoroastrian virtue.
Avesta
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- What Zoroastrianism says about truth and lying
Truthfulness runs through all three pillars: thoughts that perceive reality correctly, words that report it honestly, deeds that match. Lying is ranked among the worst sins, above many things other traditions treat as more serious.