Chinvat bridge
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The Chinvat bridge or Chinvat peretum is Zoroastrianism's "bridge of judgement" that all souls of the dead must cross.
According to tradition, the width of the bridge varies according to the righteousness (Asha) of the person. The bridge is wide if the person's good thoughts, words and deeds in life were many, or narrow if the person's good actions were few. Those souls that successfully cross the bridge are united with Ahura Mazda. The others fall into "darkness" and must await the final renovation of the world before they too may cross over into paradise.
The guardians of the Chinvat bridge are Sarosh (Obedience), Mithra (Covenant) and Rashnu (Justice).
The concept of the Chinvat bridge is similar to that of the As-Sirāt in Islam.
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