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Avesta
Literature :
Das Avesta ist eine Textsammlung der von Zarathustra gestifteten
Religion des Zoroastrismus, das die Lehre des Propheten Zarathustra
beschreibt. Wann genau das Avesta entstanden ist, darüber
streiten sich die Gelehrten - mündlich tradiert wurde es
schon in vorhistorischer Zeit. Erste Niederschriften liegen
nachweisbar ab dem Jahre 1278 vor. The
Khordeh Avesta, literally meaning 'abridged Avesta', or 'a
selection of Avesta prayers', is a selection of texts from
the Yasna, Visparad and Yasht, as well as minor texts and
brief prayers, such as the five Nyaishes. The collection,
taken together, is considered the prayer book for general
daily use. The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred
texts of Zoroastrianism.
Zarathustra mentions only one of the many gods
in the Iranian area of those days, Ahura Mazda. But the gathas
throughout deal with divine beings and their relationship
to Ahura Mazda. Moreover, they contain hymns to the highest
lord as well as to the other divine beings.
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