AVESTA -- Zoroastrian Archives
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.
AVESTA: YASNA: (English)
2021年10月10日 · Yasna, the sacred liturgical texts of the Avesta (Zoroastrian scriptures), which include the Gathas, or sacred hymns of Zarathushtra.
Zoroastrianism and Avesta: Overview and FAQ
The central scripture is the Avesta. The most sacred sections of the Avesta are the Gathas or Hymns of Zarathushtra; they are also the most enigmatic. Later sacred literature includes the Pahlavi Texts , which contain extensive quotations and paraphrases from lost Avesta texts.
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Avesta, originally a language of the ancient Indo-Iranian stock, is presently the language of the Zoroastrian texts. Presently, it is not a language for day to day communication, and hence it is referred to as a „dead language.‟ This elementary book is meant to help beginners to study the Avestan script, learn the
AVESTA: VENDIDAD: Table of Contents
Of the twenty-one books of the Sasanian canon of the Avesta that were detailed in the Denkard, this is the only one which has survived in its entirety. James Darmesteter translated the text in 1880, relying heavily on the Pahlavi translation.
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AVESTA: KHORDA AVESTA (English): MIHR YASHT ('Hymn to Mithra')
This Yasht, one of the longest of the Avesta and one of the most interesting in a literary point of view, is not very instructive for mythology. It consists of long descriptive pieces, sometimes rather spirited, and of fervent prayers and invocations for mercy or protection.
A Practical Grammar of the Avesta Language
Avesta, the ancient and sacred language of the Parsees, bears a close affinity to Sanskrit, the classical and learned mother-tongue of the Hindus. It is a branch of the great Aryan stock of languages, called by philologists Indo-European.
Overview of the Avestan language
See information in Encoding and pronunciation of Avesta graphemes. Gender Avesta NOUNS can be masculine, feminine, or neuter gender. Gender doesn't necessarily correspond to sex. Number Avesta NOUNS can be singular, dual, or plural in number. CASES Avesta NOUNS are declined in one of eight cases:
AVESTA: VENDIDAD (English): Fargard 2: Yima (Jamshed) and the …
AVESTA: VENDIDAD (English): Fargard 2. Yima (Jamshed) and the deluge. This digital edition prepared by Joseph H. Peterson, 1995. Translated by James Darmesteter (From Sacred Books of the East, American Edition, 1898.) Compare this chapter with the ancient description given of it in the Denkard, Dk Book 8, Chapter 44.