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Khordeh Avesta

Index Khordeh Avesta

Khordeh Avesta, meaning 'little, or lesser, or small Avesta', is the name given to two different collections of Zoroastrian religious texts. [1]

11 relations: Ahuna Vairya, Ashem Vohu, Avestan, Gujarati language, Pazend, Vendidad, Visperad, Yasht, Yasna, Zoroastrianism, 19th century.

Ahuna Vairya

Ahuna Vairya is the Avestan language name of Zoroastrianism's first of four Gathic Avestan formulas.

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Ashem Vohu

Ashem Vohu is one of two very important prayers in Zoroastrianism.

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Avestan

Avestan, also known historically as Zend, is a language known only from its use as the language of Zoroastrian scripture (the Avesta), from which it derives its name.

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Gujarati language

Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Pazend

Pazend or Pazand is one of the writing systems used for the Middle Persian language.

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Vendidad

The Vendidad or Videvdat is a collection of texts within the greater compendium of the Avesta.

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Visperad

Visperad or Visprad is either a particular Zoroastrian religious ceremony or the name given to a passage collection within the greater Avesta compendium of texts.

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Yasht

The Yashts (Yašts) are a collection of twenty-one hymns in the Younger Avestan language.

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Yasna

Yasna (𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀) is the Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's principal act of worship.

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Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism, or more natively Mazdayasna, is one of the world's oldest extant religions, which is monotheistic in having a single creator god, has dualistic cosmology in its concept of good and evil, and has an eschatology which predicts the ultimate destruction of evil.

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19th century

The 19th century was a century that began on January 1, 1801, and ended on December 31, 1900.

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Redirects here:

Khorda Avesta.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khordeh_Avesta

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