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2 giorni fa · The Avesta is a collection of the central religious texts of Zoroastrianism written in the old Iranian dialect of Avestan. The history of the Avesta is speculated upon in many Pahlavi texts with varying degrees of authority, with the current version of the Avesta dating at oldest from the times of the Sasanian Empire. [89]
10 mag 2024 · The major beliefs of Zoroastrianism can be found in its principal holy text, the Avesta. This text claims that the highest god and creator, Ahura Mazdā, is engaged in a primeval battle against Angra Mainyu, the Destructive Spirit.
5 giorni fa · Hindu scriptures and texts. The Rigveda or Rig Veda ( Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, IAST: ṛgveda, from ऋच्, "praise" [2] and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns ( sūktas ). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts ( śruti) known as the Vedas.
5 giorni fa · Although the Avesta does not contain any dateable events, modern scholarship assumes that the Avestan period mostly predates the Achaemenid period of Iranian history. By the late 6th–early 5th century BCE, the Achaemenid king Darius the Great and his son Xerxes I described themselves as ariya ('Arya') and ariya čiça ('of Aryan origin').
24 apr 2024 · One of the world’s most ancient and influential religions, Zoroastrianism thrived until the 7 th century A.D.—and is still practiced today. Here are some fascinating facts about the religion.
14 mag 2024 · The Avesta accorded a high degree of importance to 'mantreh' (cure through discourse). Vandidad, Chapter 7, Verse 44, said: "O Zoroaster, if from among physicians who cure, one cures with knife, the other cures with medication, and the other with the holy word, that who cures with the holy word (mantreh) is the most effective of all."
2 giorni fa · Definitions of Avesta. noun. a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries. synonyms: Zend-Avesta. see more.
