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Zoroastrianism

Avesta

𐬀𐬬𐬈𐬯𐬙𐬁
c. 1000 BCE – 400 CE12 chapters

Curated passages from the Avesta, the sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism, in James Darmesteter's public-domain 1880–1887 English translation. Includes the Gathas (Zarathushtra's own hymns), the Yasna liturgy, and the Vendidad.

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