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We provide the complete text of the extant Avesta, the most ancient scriptures of Zoroastrianism, as well as many Middle Persian scriptures. It also includes information about the Avestan language, and other useful information for students of Zoroastrian religion.
- Audio
Short prayer said while tying the sacred thread (kusti)...
- Baresman
Thus, the ritual of pouring this sacred water, which is the...
- Ritual Implements
NOTE: Many ritual supplies can be obtained from the FEZANA...
- The Kusti Ritual
The Kusti ritual. The following account is that of Dastur...
- Baj, Dron, and Ritual Power
Description of several ritual concepts in Zoroastrianism....
- Glossary
Aban (MP, Pers.) Lit. Water; 1) name of the Yazad presiding...
- Audio
Zoroastrian literature is the corpus of literary texts produced within the religious tradition of Zoroastrianism. These texts span the languages of Avestan, named after the famous Zoroastrian work known as the Avesta, and Middle Persian (Pahlavi), which includes a range of Middle Persian literature.
What are the key sacred texts of Zoroastrianism? These religious ideas are encapsulated in the sacred texts of the Zoroastrians and assembled in a body of literature called the Avesta.
This part of the site has complete online editions of the Sacred Books of the East's Zoroastrian texts: the three volume Avesta series, as well as the five volume Pahlavi series.
The extant Zoroastrian writings are probably only a small part of what once constituted a very extensive collection of sacred writ. It is mentioned by Pliny the Elder that some two million verses were composed by the prophet, Zoroaster.
The translation of Avestan, Old Persian, and Pahlavi material occupies the bulk of this book and is divided into ten sections: texts on sacred history; text on the creation of the world; text on the mythical history of the Zoroastrian tradition; texts on eschatology and the end of the world; texts on the body and the soul; texts on death, reward...
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