We provide the complete text of the extant Avesta, the most ancient scriptures of Zoroastrianism, as well as many Pahlavi scriptures. It also includes information about the Avestan language, and other useful information for students of Zoroastrian religion. Most of the texts in these archives are extremely rare.

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Avesta -- Zoroastrian Archives Contents Prev zglos Next GLOSSARY of Zoroastrian terms Go to: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Abbreviations: Ar. Arabic Av. Avestan Guj. Gujarati OP. Old Persian Paz. Pazand Pers. Persian Phl. Pahlavi Skt. Sanskrit A ----- Aban (Phl., Pers.): water; name of a yazad presiding over water; name of the tenth day of the month according to the ...

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In Persian belief, Ahura Mazdah ('Lord Wisdom') was the supreme god, he who created the heavens and the Earth, and another son of Zurvan. Atar, his son, battled Azhi Dahaka, the great dragon of the sky, and bound it in chains on a high mountain. Th...

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Zoroastrianism - Sought Refuge in India from Annihilation at the hands of Islam by Sudheer Birodkar ________________________________________________________ Table of Contents _________________________________________________ A community in whose religious ceremonies the invocation of fire occupies the central place, who wear the sacred thread, whose ancestors worshipped gods named Mitra Vayu, ...

Exploring Ancient World Cultures Readings from the Ancient Near East The Selections of Zadspram Ervad Zadspram / Translated by W. E. West This text is a ninth century Pahlavi compilation of excerpts from the Avesta and Zand that reflects basic elements of the Zoroastrian faith. It contains both orthodox and heterodox doctrines. Readers may be helped by a glossary of Zoroastrian terms provided to ...

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Avesta -- Zoroastrian Archives Contents Prev funeral.htm Next Glossary The Funeral Ceremonies of the Parsees Their origin and explanation by Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, B.A., Ph.D., C.I.E. Fourth Edition Bombay, 1928. This paper was read before the Anthropological Society of Bombay, at its Monthly Meeting of Wednesday, the 30th September 1891. It was at first reprinted from the Journal of the ...

Historical Religious Dates By Dr. Pallan Ichaporia, PIchaporia@aol.com Thu, 16 Jan 1997 MAJOR HISTORICAL RELIGIOUS DATES - (SPECIFIC TO THE RELIGION OF ZARATHUSHTRA AND MEANINGFUL FOR OUR ZOROASTRIAN CHILDREN) ARE CAPITALIZED. BCE. 1400 (1200) BIRTH OF PROPHET ZARATHUSHTRA, at age 35-40 Zarathushtra received revelation - composition of the Gathas, Yasna Haptanghaiti and other Old Avestan ...

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